Perry County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

The Court permits filing by facsimile, email, or its electronic filing system.

The Court will accept electronic filings by facsimile transmission, email submission, or E- filing on the court’s electronic filing system website.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Original complaint counterclaim cross claim petition or instituting or reopening motion

Original pleadings and motions that institute or reopen a legal action cannot be filed by fax.

The original complaint, counterclaim, cross claim, petition or motion instituting or reopening any legal action will not be accepted by facsimile transmission.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Subsequent document

Eligible subsequent documents that do not require a security deposit may be fax-filed, but exhibits, original complaints, appeal pleadings, and filings with an associated fee may not.

Filing of documents subsequent to an original complaint and not requiring a security deposit may be filed by fax copy with the Juvenile Clerk. Exhibits, original complaints, pleadings pursuant to appeal, and filings that have an associated filing fee will not be accepted for fax filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed jury instructions and verdict forms

Proposed jury instructions and verdict forms must be submitted by email to the specified address.

They shall be submitted in written form and by email to kris.gillette@perrycountyohio.net.

CRITICAL

A signature on an electronically transmitted pleading or paper is treated as the signature of the attorney or party it purports to be, but an unauthorized transmission must be stricken.

“Any signature on electronically transmitted pleadings or papers shall be considered that of the attorney or party it purports to be for all purposes. If it is established that the pleadings or papers were transmitted without authority, the Court shall order the filing stricken. (Civ. R. 5(E)).

CRITICAL

Bar members may fax-file documents of no more than 10 pages at any time using the Juvenile Clerk’s fax machine.

The Juvenile Clerk shall maintain an independent telephone line and facsimile machine to allow members of the bar to file documents no longer than 10 pages in length with the court, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by following this rule. The number of the fax machine is 740-342-5524.

CRITICAL

The e-filer’s submitted electronic document is considered the original, and the sender must retain the source document and provide it for inspection upon request.

The electronic document received by the clerk from the e-filer shall be considered the original document. The sending party shall maintain possession of the source document and make it available for inspection by the Court upon request.

WARNING

Attorneys should reserve fax filings for emergencies or time-critical matters and appropriate circumstances; the Court may revoke the privilege for apparent abuse.

Attorneys should limit requests for facsimile transmission to filings of an emergency or time- critical nature. The facsimile is only to be used in appropriate circumstances. The Court reserves the right to revoke this privilege from any attorney who appears to be abusing the privilege.

WARNING

Applies to

Designated pleadings and other papers

Designated pleadings and other papers may be filed with the Clerk by fax, subject to the stated restrictions.

Designated pleadings and other papers may be filed with the Clerk by facsimile transmission at (740) 342-5527 subject to the following provisions:

INFO

Users may submit documents electronically at any time, including weekends.

Users may submit documents to the Court twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.