Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Full insolvency filings must use the prescribed Lawrence County forms; other forms or variations will not be accepted.

In a full insolvency proceeding, you must use the Lawrence County forms. The Court will not accept any other forms or variations of the prescribed forms for filing.

CRITICAL

Oral argument and any testimony are limited to twenty minutes per side.

{C} Oral argd'mems and testimony, ~ any, shall be limited to a totaJ of twenty_(20) minutes per side.

CRITICAL

Forms presented for filing must comply with Rule 52 of the Rules of Superintendence.

All forms presented to our Court for filing must comply with all specifications and requirements in Rule 52 of the Rules of Superintendence.

CRITICAL

Every pleading, motion and memorandum filed shall be typed

Every pleading, motion and memorandum filed shall be typed

CRITICAL

Exhibits must be labeled by party and sequential number or letter in offering order, with identification completed before the hearing or trial begins.

All exhibits must be labeled by party name and sequential number or letter in the order they are offered as evidence at the hearing or trial. Proper identification must be completed before the hearing or trial begins.

CRITICAL

Summary insolvency filings must use the prescribed Lawrence County forms; other forms or variations will not be accepted.

In a summary insolvency proceeding, you must use the Lawrence County prescribed forms. The Court will not accept any other forms or variations of the prescribed forms for filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Attorney fee application and proposed entry

Applications and proposed entries seeking authority to pay attorney fees must use the appropriate forms.

All applications and proposed entries for authority to pay attorney fees must be on the appropriate forms.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Hourly billing statement

Block billing and summary statements are not permitted.

No block billing or summary statements are permitted.

CRITICAL

The applicable Ohio Supreme Court form must be used when one has been prescribed for a probate proceeding.

In all instances in which the Ohio Supreme Court has prescribed forms for use in probate proceedings, the applicable Supreme Court forms must be used and are available on the Supreme Court’s website.

CRITICAL

Forms and other documents must be printed single-sided on 8.5-by-11-inch paper without backing, except previously prepared and signed original wills and attachments, which must be filed in original format without alteration.

All forms and other documents presented to the Court for filing must be printed on only one side of the paper and only on 8.5 by 11-inch size paper with no backing. The only exception is for original wills and other attachments that were prepared and signed previously that must be filed in their original format without alteration.

CRITICAL

When taking a juvenile into custody, the officer must have a complaint prepared using forms supplied by the Prosecutor’s Office or the Court.

Any law enforcement officer or probation officer upon taking a juvenile into custody shall cause a complaint to be prepared on forms supplied by the Lawrence County Prosecutor's Office (the "Prosecuting Attorney") or the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Extension application

Each extension application must use the appropriate local form and include a corresponding proposed entry.

All applications for extension of time must be on the appropriate local form and accompanied by a corresponding proposed entry.

CRITICAL

An electronically produced traffic ticket must conform to the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket in all substantive respects, including layout and content.

Traffic tickets produced by computer or other electronic means may be filed in lieu of the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket, provided the computer generated or electronic ticket conforms in all substantive respects, including layout and content to the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket.

CRITICAL

Matters prepared for filing must be printed unless the court waives the requirement, and the clerk must refuse noncompliant matters.

AH matters prepared for and filed in any case shall be printed unless waived by the court. The'clett: shall t&fUse for fflt\g any matter which does not comply whh this rule.

CRITICAL

Filed documents must be printed single-sided on 8.5-by-11-inch paper without backing, with 12-to-14-point font except in headings and footers; previously prepared and signed original wills and attachments must be filed unaltered in their original format.

All documents presented to the Court for filing must be printed on only one side of the paper and only on 8.5 by 11 inch size paper with no backing. The only exception is for original wills and other attachments that were prepared and signed previously that must be filed in their original format without alteration. Except for headings and footers, the font size must not be smaller than 12 pt. or larger than 14 pt.

CRITICAL

Documents must be manually or computer typed or legibly written in ink, except previously prepared attachments or exhibits that must be submitted in their original form.

All documents filed in this Court must be typed manually or by computer or written legibly in ink. The only exception is for documents that are submitted as attachments or exhibits that were previously prepared and that must be submitted in their original form.

CRITICAL

Computer-generated forms must preserve the prescribed forms’ exact wording and formatting, including all blank lines, without alteration.

All computer generated forms must be prepared and filed with the exact wording and formatting, including the retention of all blank lines whether filled-in or remaining blank, as they appear in the prescribed forms. No alterations are permitted.

WARNING

Filers may submit up to two additional sets for time-stamping, excluding sets needed for service; any additional sets will be returned unstamped.

You can submit up to two additional sets (not counting the number of sets needed for service) of documents for time-stamping. Additional sets beyond two will be returned to you unstamped.

WARNING

The Court may decline noncompliant forms and may require amendments or supplemental information before acting on filed forms.

The Court may decline to accept any forms for filing that do not comply with this Rule and with the requirements in Rule 57. The Court may also require that any forms be amended or supplemental information provided prior to acting on any forms filed in the Court.

WARNING

Do not staple original documents; additional sets for file-stamping or service should be stapled.

Original documents submitted for filing must not be stapled, so as to not interfere with the Court’s document imaging process. Additional filing sets submitted for file-stamping or service should be stapled.

WARNING

A preparer using third-party form-preparation software must check the Court’s website to ensure the most recent prescribed forms are used.

If using third party software for form preparation, it is the preparer’s responsibility to check the Court’s website to assure that the most recent version of Supreme Court’s or this Court’s prescribed local forms are being used.

WARNING

The Court will file-stamp up to two additional filing sets and may discard any further sets.

The Court will file-stamp up to two additional sets of filings provided by the filer. The Court may discard additional document sets submitted for file-stamping.

WARNING

Each set of trial materials must be placed in a binder or cover.

Each set shaft be placed in a binder or cover.

WARNING

Joint, plaintiff, defendant, and third-party exhibits must be identified using the specified marking conventions.

Joint exhibits shelf be markedwtth Roman Numerals; plaintffrs exhibits shall be marked wi1h Arabic numbers; defendant's exM hlbits shalt be marked With letters; third party eXhiblts identified as such.

WARNING

Item& are afready in the possession Qf~ing parties (i.e.- Judge depoSltions, medical bills. etc.) may be'inclUded by refetence omy.

Item& are afready in the possession Qf~ing parties (i.e.- Judge depoSltions, medical bills. etc.) may be'inclUded by refetence omy.

WARNING

The appraiser-compensation agreement should be in writing, though a letter agreement is sufficient.

The agreement should be in writing, but may be as simple as a letter agreement.

WARNING

Objections to a proposed entry must be written, and responses may also be written.

All objections to a proposed entry must be in writing and may be answered in writing.

WARNING

Only an original will may be deposited with the Court for safekeeping.

Only the original of a will may be deposited with the Court for safekeeping.

WARNING

Original documents submitted for filing should not be stapled.

Remember to not staple the original documents you submit for filing. Staples will hamper the Court’s ability to efficiently scan and/or copy documents.

WARNING

Use of applicable Lawrence County Probate Court forms is recommended, and the Court may choose whether to accept other forms, even if they contain the same information.

In all instances in which our Court has prescribed forms to implement these Rules for use in probate proceedings, the applicable Lawrence County Probate Court forms are recommended to be used. Our Court may choose, in its discretion, whether or not to accept any other forms in place of our prescribed forms, even if the other forms purport to contain the same information.

INFO

No local form is prescribed for continuance motions or entries in litigation matters.

There are no prescribed local forms for continuance motions and entries in litigation matters.

INFO

Ohio Traffic Rule 3(B)'s requirements concerning ticket color, paper weight, and binding do not apply to computer-generated or electronic tickets.

The provision of Ohio Traffic Rule 3(B) relative to the color, weight of paper, and the method of binding shall not be applicable to a ticket that is produced by computer or other electronic means.