Oakwood Municipal Court, Ohio Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Appellate filing

Appellate filings must be submitted on paper.

Appellate filings shall be submitted by paper document filing.

CRITICAL

Unrepresented parties may e-file; those who do not must file all documents by mail, commercial carrier, or personal delivery to the Clerk’s Office.

Unrepresented parties may utilize the e-Filing system. Unrepresented filers who do not utilize the e-Filing system must file all documents by mail, commercial carrier service, or by personal delivery to the Clerk of Court's Office.

WARNING

During a technical failure of the E-Filing Portal, filers may file documents on paper or by facsimile to meet jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional deadlines.

2. When the E-Filing Portal is subject to a technical failure, filers may file documents in paper format or via facsimile to comply with jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional deadlines.

WARNING

Fax filings must be sent directly through the Court’s specified fax machine or another machine specifically ordered by the Court; indirectly transmitted documents may not be accepted in place of the original unless the Court orders otherwise.

All documents filed with the Court by facsimile transmission must be done directly through the Oakwood Municipal Court's facsimile machine at (937) 297-2939, or some other telephone number and facsimile machine specifically ordered by the Court. Documents indirectly transmitted through some other facsimile machine and indirectly presented to the Clerks may not be accepted in lieu of the original, unless specifically ordered by the Court.

INFO

Applies to

Pleading motion or other document

Pleadings, motions, and other documents in civil or criminal cases may be filed directly with the Clerks during regular Court hours.

All pleadings, motions and other documents in either civil or criminal cases may be filed directly with the Clerks during regular Court hours.

INFO

Applies to

Electronically produced citation

The Court permits the use and filing of traffic or criminal citations or tickets produced electronically.

Pursuant to Superintendence Rule 27, Traffic Rule 3 and ORC section 1306, the use and filing of a traffic or criminal citation or ticket that is produced by a computer or other electronic means is hereby authorized by the Court.

INFO

Applies to

Pleading motion or other document

Pleadings, motions, and other documents may be faxed to the Clerks, except an original complaint, third-party complaint, or pleading joining or adding a new party.

All pleadings, motions and other documents other than the original complaint, third party complaint or any other pleading that joins or adds a new party, may be transmitted to the Clerks by facsimile transmission.

INFO

The Clerk accepts electronic filings in civil and criminal/traffic cases.

The Clerk of Courts currently accepts filings for civil and criminal/traffic cases by electronic transmissions.

INFO

Attorneys are encouraged to use the court's e-Filing system.

All attorneys are encouraged to use the court's e-Filing system.

INFO

Applies to

Criminal traffic filing

Criminal and traffic filings may be e-filed through the Court’s portal, except documents filed under seal.

All criminal/traffic filings, except documents to be filed under seal, may be e-Filed using the Court's e-Filing portal.

INFO

Applies to

Pleading motion or other document

A pleading, motion, or other document requiring a Civil Rule 11 signature may be fax-filed directly from a computer without a separate paper copy if signed as required by the rule.

A pleading, motion or other document that requires a signature by Civil Rule 11 may be filed by facsimile directly from a computer without the need for a separate paper copy if signed in accordance with this rule.

INFO

Documents may be submitted electronically to the Clerk at any time, seven days a week.

(A) Documents may be submitted to the Clerk for e-Filing 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.