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

Include an original, two copies, and any extra copies needed for service.

(b) Include an original and two copies plus any additional copies to be served.

Margins

top 3 in

Documents filed with the Clerk of Courts must be legible, letter size, and have a three-inch top margin on the first page.

Any documents filed with the Clerk of Courts must be formatted to 8½ x 11 inches (letter size) and legible. A top margin of three inches shall be required on the first page.

Format

PDF

Electronically filed documents, pleadings, and papers generally must be submitted as searchable PDFs, except proposed orders.

All electronically filed documents, pleadings, and papers shall be filed with the Clerk in a searchable Portable Document Format (PDF) with the exception of proposed orders.

Format

DOCX

An electronically filed proposed order must be submitted as a .docx file and identify the specific motion to which it applies.

Proposed orders shall be submitted in a Microsoft Word 2007 or higher compatible format (.docx) and shall reference the specific motions to which they apply.

An electronic submission may not exceed 35 megabytes.

Submissions shall be limited to thirty-five megabytes (35MB) in size.

Documents created for e-filing must be double-spaced, use Times New Roman or Arial font, and use at least 12-point type.

Documents created for e-Filing shall be double-spaced, in either Times New Roman or Arial font style and at least 12-point type.

Format

DOCX

A document requiring both an unrepresented party's and the judge's signature must be filed in Word format with the pro se party's conformed signature.

A document that needs to be signed by an unrepresented/pro se party but that also needs to be signed by the Judge shall be filed in word format, with the "/s/ name" signature for the pro se party, as signed by the filing party.

Retained audio and video exhibits must be submitted on a USB flash drive.

(2) audio and video (submitted on USB flash drive).

Exhibits included in the permanent case record may not exceed 8.5 by 11 inches.

Any exhibits which are part of the permanent record of the case are limited to 8 ½" x 11" in size (letter size).

A party must reduce oversize or three-dimensional exhibits by photograph or duplication and obtain judge or hearing-officer approval before permanent-record inclusion.

The party responsible for the exhibit will ensure that oversize or three- dimensional exhibits are reduced by photograph or duplication and approved by the judge or hearing officer for inclusion into the permanent record as an exhibit.

Format

PDF

Retained documents, photographs, diagrams, and blueprints must be formatted at 8.5 by 11 inches and submitted as PDF files.

(1) documents, photographs, diagrams, blueprints (all must be formatted to 8 ½" x 11" in size and submitted as a PDF file);

Format

PDF

Oversized demonstrative exhibits must be replaced with an exact duplicate submitted in PDF format.

By way of example, oversized demonstrative exhibits, such as presentation boards, shall be substituted with an exact duplicate copy submitted in PDF format.

A fax filing must use an insert page describing any exhibit that cannot be transmitted accurately or is lengthy.

Exhibits that cannot be transmitted accurately or are lengthy must be replaced by an insert page describing the exhibit.

Format

DOCX

A proposed order accompanying every motion must be submitted as a Word document.

Every motion, including routine motions, shall be accompanied by a proposed order for signature of the assigned judge submitted as a Word document.

Documents submitted for e-filing may contain hyperlinks to original sources.

Documents submitted for e-Filing may contain hyperlinks to an original source.

Plaintiff's exhibits should be numbered and Defendant's exhibits lettered, although all may be numbered when the labels clearly identify the offering party.

Plaintiff’s exhibits should be marked with numbers and Defendant's exhibits should be marked with letters. However, if the exhibit labels clearly identify the party offering the proposed exhibits, all exhibits may be numbered (both Plaintiff and Defendant).

To the extent practical, all exhibits should bear the action's case number.

To the extent practical, all exhibits should be marked with the Case Number of the action.