Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Document Format Requirements

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Conventionally filed documents must be on 8 ½” x 11” paper.

All documents must be either electronically filed in accordance with Local Rule 6 or conventionally filed on 8 ½” x 11” paper.

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The filer is solely responsible for removing metadata and non-public data from documents submitted for e-filing.

The filer is solely responsible for removing all metadata and non-public data from documents submitted for e-filing.

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Before e-filing, specified private information must be removed, and the filing party is solely responsible for redacting personal, confidential, or private information.

Before e-filing, counsel, parties, and other persons must make sure the first five digits of a security social number, financial account numbers, medical records, driver’s license numbers, and similar private information are removed from the pleading, motion, or document. Redaction of personal, confidential, or private information is solely the responsibility of the party filing the document.

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Format

PDF

Electronically filed documents must be searchable PDFs.

Must be in searchable portable document format (“PDF”).

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Each electronic submission must not exceed 20 MB; larger submissions must be divided into additional PDFs of 20 MB or less.

Not exceed twenty megabytes (“20MB”). Larger submissions must be broken into additional PDF’s of 20MB or less.

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Images in electronically filed documents must have a resolution of at least 300 DPI.

Image resolution must be at least 300 dots per inch (“DPI”).

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Electronically filed documents cannot contain links to other material.

Cannot contain links to other material.

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Format

PDF

A document bearing a required original signature must be e-filed in PDF format.

Documents bearing a required original signature shall be e-filed in portable document format (“pdf”).

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Format

DOCX

The proposed order, decision, or judgment entry accompanying a motion must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.

All motions must be accompanied by a proposed order, decision, or judgment entry submitted as a Microsoft Word document.

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Electronically filed documents should follow the formatting rules for paper pleadings, motions, and documents.

All electronically filed documents should be formatted according to the rules governing formatting of paper pleadings, motions, and documents.

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Printed documents must produce a clear black image in at least 12-point type.

When printed, documents must produce a clear black image in at least 12 point type.

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Format

PDF

Documents bearing a required original signature must be e-filed in PDF format.

Documents bearing a required original signature shall be e-filed in portable document format (“pdf”).

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Must be electronically signed.