Lorain Municipal Court, Ohio Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Documents must be submitted in PDF, TIFF, or DOC format.

Documents must be submitted in PDF, TIFF, or DOC formats..

CRITICAL

In civil cases, the journal entry must be a separate instrument.

The Journal Entry in all civ il cases shall be by separate instrument.

WARNING

Foreign forms provided by the Court for proceedings in aid must be neatly and appropriately altered to show the garnishee the required mandate and order, or the Clerk will return them to counsel.

(A) When utilizing f oreign f orms prov ided by the Court f or purpose of Proceedings in Aid, unless the f oreign f orms are neatly and appropriately altered to indicate to the Garnishee the required mandate and order, said f oreign f orms will be returned to counsel by the Clerk with a copy of this Court rule.

WARNING

Electronically filed pleadings and other documents requiring an attorney’s signature must use the specified slash-name format and the stated attorney-signature format.

A pleading or other document requiring an attorney's signature shall be signed in the following manner if filed electronically: "/(attorney name)/." The correct format for an attorney signature is as follows: (Signature) (Signature) attorney's name (typed) John Smith Ohio Supreme Court Number 895687456 Attorney for Attorney for Plaintiff (Plaintiff/Defendant) Telephone Number Phone (440) 123-4567 Facsimile Number Fax (440) 123-5678 Email Address Email johnsmith123456@gmail.com

WARNING

When a document with multiple signatories is filed electronically, the signatories must be indicated using slash-enclosed names.

e. If the filing party or attorney elects to file the document electronically the signatories shall be indicated as, e.g., /Jane Doe/, /John Smith/, etc.