Judge Steven J. Geise

Applies to

Filings requiring a fee

Filings requiring a fee must be mailed with payment or filed in person at the Clerk’s window.

Applies to

Filing fee payment

A filing-fee payment required for valid filing status must be submitted in the same manner as other e-filed documents, and the e-File system accepts electronic fee payments.

Fee

50

Applies to

Probation supervision

An offender placed under Probation Department supervision must pay a $50 Reporting Probation Fee in addition to other court costs, payable to the Clerk of Court.

Applies to

Document filed with clerk

Parties and attorneys should list their contact information on each document presented for filing, and attorneys should also list their Ohio attorney registration numbers.

Applies to

Document filed with clerk

Must include

case number

In addition, the case name and case number should be listed on each document filed with the clerk, as well as the title of the document (for example; Defendant’s Motion to Continue, Plaintiff’s Pretrial Statement, etc.).

Applies to

Document filed with clerk

The original of every document filed with the clerk should be signed by an attorney representing the party on whose behalf the document is filed. A party who is not represented by an attorney should sign any document being filed.

A document sent by mail or another delivery service is not considered filed until the Clerk’s office receives it.

Fax-filed documents are considered filed on the date the clerk date-stamps them, not when they are transmitted.

E-filed documents are deemed filed and become the Court’s Official Record when accepted by the Clerk, unless rejected for noncompliance or failure to meet review requirements.

Contact

Letter fax to clerk

For fax filing, direct documents to the clerk’s fax number, 937-498-8179, and not to judges’ chambers.

Fax filers may verify with the clerk’s office that the document, pages, and exhibits were received properly.

The clerk may notify the sender of a failed fax filing but is not required to do so.