Judge Franklin W. Gehres

Applies to

Notice of appeal and related filings

When a notice of appeal is filed, a copy of it and all related filed papers must immediately be furnished to the Administrative Judge.

Applies to

Application for sealing or expungement

Applications to seal or expunge a record must include the defendant’s date of birth, social security number, and current address.

Applies to

Request to record broadcast and photograph court proceedings

A courtroom recording or photography request must be written and presented to the assigned judge, or to a listed court official if that judge is unavailable.

Deadline

24 hours

The recording request form should be presented as early as reasonably possible and must be presented at least 24 hours before the trial or hearing.

If required cover-page information is missing, the Clerk may either docket and file the faxed document or place it in the failed-fax file, in which case it is not considered filed.

Deadline

5 court days

Unless the Court orders otherwise, a missing exhibit must be filed separately within five court days after the fax filing, and failure to do so may result in the document or exhibit being struck.

Fee

50

Applies to

Application for sealing or expungement of criminal conviction records

A $50 local court cost is due when an application to seal or expunge criminal conviction records is filed.

Applies to

Extra copies of pleadings or other papers

The Clerk will furnish extra copies of pleadings or other papers upon request and payment of a reasonable fee.

Applies to

Copy request

A fax filer does not receive a time-stamped copy automatically but may request a copy after filing by mail and must include the appropriate copy fee.

All documents, except the complaint offered for filing and required to be served to other parties, shall contain proof of service in the form provided by Civil Rule 5.

The filer must serve all required parties in accordance with Civ.R. 5 when filing a pleading by fax.

An exhibit filed separately this way must be served in conformance with the rules governing service of pleadings in the Court.