Monroe County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Filing

Facsimile filings are not accepted by the Court.

The Court does not accept facsimile filings.

WARNING

For an accepted faxed or emailed filing, no additional original pleading is required; the filing party must ensure the Clerk processes it, and the Clerk processes it as an original.

If the Court accepts a faxed or emailed filing, no additional or original pleadings will need to be filed. It is the sole responsibility of the filing party to ensure that a faxed or emailed filing has been processed by the Clerk of Courts. The Clerk of Courts shall process the faxed or emailed document as an original document.

WARNING

Faxed or emailed filings may be used in certain circumstances; attorneys should limit requests to emergencies or time-critical matters, and the Court may revoke the privilege for abuse.

The Court recognizes that certain circumstances arise that may require a filing to be faxed or emailed. Attorneys should limit the request for faxed or emailed filings to those that are of an emergency or time-critical in nature. The Court reserves the right to revoke this privilege from any attorney who appears to be abusing the privilege.