Lebanon Municipal Court, Ohio Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Only one captioned document may be included in each e-filing, but attachments to that document may be included in the same e-filing.

Only one captioned document may be filed per e-Filing. This provision does not preclude the inclusion of attachments to a motion, brief, or other filed document in the same e-Filing.

CRITICAL

An attorney registering for e-filing must complete the Attorney Access Form and submit it to the Clerk's Office by hard copy or email.

1. To register for e-Filing, an attorney must complete the Attorney Access Form, which can be found on the Clerk of Court's website and submit the completed form to the Clerk's Office via hard copy or email.

CRITICAL

Unrepresented filers who do not use e-filing must file all documents by mail, commercial carrier, or personal delivery to the Clerk's Office.

Unrepresented filers who do not utilize the e-Filing system must file all documents by mail, commercial carrier service, or by personal delivery to the Clerk of Court's Office.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Appellate filings

Appellate filings must be submitted on paper.

Appellate filings shall be submitted by paper document filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Documents

Facsimile filings are accepted as originals, but senders must retain the signed original for the case and bear transmission risks.

Filing by Facsimile. All documents filed by facsimile will be accepted by the Court effectively as an original. The original with original signatures must be maintained by the sender and be available upon demand by the Court until such time as the case is closed. The sender bears the risks of transmitting a document by facsimile.

WARNING

During an E-Filing Portal technical failure, filers may submit documents on paper or by facsimile to meet jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional deadlines.

When the E-Filing Portal is subject to a technical failure, filers may file documents in paper format or via facsimile to comply with jurisdictional and non- jurisdictional deadlines.

WARNING

Documents submitted through the e-File Portal should not also be emailed or provided in hard copy to the Court or Clerk.

Documents submitted via the e-File Portal should not also be emailed or provided via hard copy to the Court or the Clerk of Courts.

INFO

Unrepresented parties may use the e-Filing system.

Unrepresented parties may utilize the e-Filing system.

INFO

Civil e-filing is available through the linked filing website.

CIVIL E-FILING IS NOW LIVE VISIT https://efile.henschen.com/

INFO

Applies to

Criminal filings

Criminal filings may be e-filed through the Court's e-Filing Portal, except documents filed under seal.

C. All criminal filings, except documents to be filed under seal, may be e-Filed using the Court's e-Filing Portal.

INFO

Documents may be submitted to the Clerk for e-filing at any time, including weekends.

Documents may be submitted to the Clerk for e-Filing 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

INFO

Attorneys are encouraged, but not required by this provision, to use the Court's e-Filing system.

B. All attorneys are encouraged to use the court's e-Filing system.

INFO

The Clerk accepts filings in civil and criminal cases by electronic transmission.

A. The Clerk of Courts currently accepts filings for civil and criminal cases by electronic transmission.