Shelby County Court of Common Pleas, General and Domestic Relations Divisions Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Pleadings, motions, and other documents must be single-sided, legibly typed or printed on letter-size paper, with one page of text per sheet.

All pleadings, motions, and other documents shall be single sided, legibly typewritten or printed on letter size (8-1/2” by 11”) paper, with each sheet containing only one page of text.

CRITICAL

Transcripts must be single-sided on letter-size paper with one transcript page per sheet; a non-e-filed transcript must be bound in a report folder, and staples are prohibited.

Transcripts are to be single-sided on an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper with each sheet containing only one page of a transcript. The transcript must be bound in a report folder if not E-filed. Staples may not be used to bind a transcript.

CRITICAL

Documents must be typewritten or printed, double-spaced, on 8 ½” x 11” paper, use regular type between 11 and 12 points, and have sequential pagination.

Typewritten or printed, double spaced, on 8 ½” x 11” paper, not less than 11-point and not greater than 12-point regular type font, paginated sequentially.

CRITICAL

Filed documents may not contain links to other documents or references to the CMS unless incorporated into the filing, and external links are prohibited.

A filed document shall not contain links to other documents or references to the CMS, unless they are incorporated into the filed documents. External links are prohibited.

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

Except as provided in Subsection (H)(2)(b), e-filed documents, pleadings, and papers must be submitted to the Clerk in PDF format.

Except as provided in Subsection (H)(2)(b) of this Rule, all e-Filed documents, pleadings, and papers shall be filed with the Clerk in .pdf.

CRITICAL

A proposed order or proposed entry must be submitted in Word [.doc] format and identify the specific motion to which it applies.

A proposed order or proposed entry shall be submitted in Word [.doc] format and reference the specific motion to which it applies.

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

Documents requiring an original signature, including affidavits and other notarized documents, must be e-filed as PDF files.

(iv) Original Signatures: Documents requiring an original signature, such as an affidavit or other notarized documents shall be e-Filed as a .pdf.

CRITICAL

A party’s motion to appear by video conference must be in writing.

The motion of a party to appear via video conferencing must be made in writing.

WARNING

Original pleadings and other documents submitted to the clerk must be unbound except for a paper clip or other easily removable clip.

To facilitate scanning for electronic recording, the original of all pleadings and other documents shall be submitted to the clerk unbound other than by a paper clip or other easily removable clipping device.

WARNING

The party presenting an audio/video deposition must ensure that its format is compatible with the Court’s video equipment.

Additionally, the attorney or pro se party presenting the audio/video version of the deposition shall ensure that the format of the audio/video version of the deposition is compatible with the Court’s video equipment.

WARNING

Transcripts must be printed single-sided on letter-size paper, with only one transcript page on each sheet.

To facilitate scanning for electronic recording, transcripts are to be single-sided on an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper with each sheet containing only one page of a transcript.

INFO

Copies to be file stamped and returned should be bound by staple.

Copies to be file stamped and returned should be bound by staple.