Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Document Format Requirements
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Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 10, 2026
Pleadings and motions must meet the stated typing, spacing, paper, margin, numbering, and physical-format requirements; the Clerk may remove submitted dividers or tabs.
All pleadings and motions shall be legibly typewritten or printed and be double-spaced on single-sided 8 ½” by 11” paper and shall have a 2 ½” top margin on the first page; subsequent pages shall have a 1” top margin. All pleadings and motions must be page- numbered, free of staples or fasteners, and free of dividers or tabs. If dividers or tabs are submitted, the Clerk of Courts is authorized to remove them prior to filing, docketing and scanning.
What formatting rules apply to filings in Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas, General Division?
Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas, General Division's formatting rule includes double spacing, letter paper, must be legibly typewritten or printed., paper must be single-sided., the first page must have a 2 1/2-inch top margin; subsequent pages must have a 1-inch top margin., documents must be page-numbered., documents must be free of staples or fasteners.
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