Rocky River Municipal Court, Ohio Document Format Requirements

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A jury demand must follow the applicable Ohio civil or criminal rule, be written as a separate instrument or prominent caption endorsement, and be filed within the applicable rule’s time frame.

A. Any party desiring a jury trial in a civil case must demand the same in accordance with Rule 38 of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure. Any party desiring a jury trial in a criminal/traffic case shall demand the same in accordance with Criminal Rule 23. The jury demand must be in writing either by separate instrument or by prominent endorsement in the caption of a pleading. The jury demand must be filed in compliance with the time frame set forth in the applicable Rule.

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If the filing party or attorney elects to file the document electronically the signatories shall be indicated as, e.g., /Jane Doe/, /John Smith/, etc.

If the filing party or attorney elects to file the document electronically the signatories shall be indicated as, e.g., /Jane Doe/, /John Smith/, etc.

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Motions must be written on 8½-by-11-inch paper without backing and served on opposing counsel or the pro se litigant.

All motions must be in writing, on 8 1/2 x 11 paper, with no backing, and served on opposing counsel / pro se litigant.

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Documents must be submitted in PDF or DOC format; other formats may be converted to PDF, and specified image types may be embedded in PDF or DOC files.

Documents must be submitted in PDF or DOC formats. OTHER FORMATS CAN BE CONVERTED TO PDF. CONTACT THE COURT FOR INFORMATION Note: Image types [such as jpg, tif and BPM] can be embedded within PDF or DOC formats.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Electronic public records

Format

PDF

Information delivered in response to a public record request seeking electronic-format information will be provided as a PDF.

Any public record request that seeks information in electronic format will be delivered in PDF format.

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Electronically produced tickets must conform in all substantive respects to the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket.

The electronically produced ticket shall conform in all substantive respects to the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket.

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Jurors must sign the verdict form in ink.

When the jury has agreed upon its verdict, the jurors shall sign the appropriate verdict form in ink.

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An electronically filed document requiring an attorney's signature must use the specified slash signature and include the listed attorney and contact information.

A pleading or other document requiring an attorney’s signature shall be signed in the following manner if filed electronically: “/(attorney name)/.” The correct format for an attorney signature is as follows:  /Ohio Attorney/  attorney’s name (typed)  Ohio Supreme Court Number  Attorney for (Plaintiff/Defendant)  Address  Telephone Number  Facsimile Number  Email Address

WARNING

Print the form.

Please print.

WARNING

The juror questionnaire must be completed in ink.

Please complete this form in INK

WARNING

Jurors are instructed to print their questionnaire responses.

PLEASE PRINT