Judge Nanette DeGarmo Von Allman

Applies to

Court filing

Attorneys, except pro se litigants, must identify their capacity as trial counsel on court filings, and a law firm may not be designated as trial counsel.

Applies to

Court filing

Court filings must include trial counsel's original signature, identifying and contact information, and Ohio Supreme Court Certificate of Registration number.

Applies to

Civil document

Civil documents must be signed in compliance with Civil Rule 11.

Requests must be made as far in advance as reasonably practical and no later than 30 minutes before the courtroom session, unless the trial Judge permits otherwise.

A motion to withdraw must be filed at least seven days before the next scheduled hearing.

If a fax filing lacks required cover-page information, the Clerk may file it or place it in the failed-fax file, in which case it is not considered filed.

Applies to

Pleadings and other documents

Pleadings and other documents may be filed by fax with the Clerk, but cognovit promissory note actions must be filed as original documents.

Fax filings must be sent to the Clerk’s dedicated fax equipment and may not be sent directly to the Court.

A document filed by fax is accepted as the effective original filing.

After counsel appears, court-filed documents and court orders must be served on designated counsel.

Service copies may not be transmitted by fax.

An exhibit filed separately must be served in conformance with the rules governing service of pleadings in the court.