Judge Don W. Fraser

Fee

$10

Applies to

DVD recording request

A written request for a DVD recording must include a $10 fee.

Applies to

Civil action or proceeding

Civil actions and proceedings require an advance deposit for costs, subject to legal exceptions and the listed deposit schedule.

Fee

$435

Applies to

Other civil actions, counterclaims, and crossclaims

The cost deposit for other civil actions, counterclaims, and crossclaims is $435 plus the mandated $10 fee.

Applies to

Pleading

Must include

caption

The caption must identify the court, county, state, and each party’s name and address.

Applies to

Complaint in a case involving the Child Support Enforcement Agency

Must include

caption

CSEA complaints must include the parties’ and children’s birth dates in the caption and furnish their Social Security numbers to CSEA within three days after filing.

Applies to

Pleading, motion, or application filed after the complaint

Later pleadings, motions, and applications must identify the case and first parties and include specified contact and registration information for counsel or the filer.

Attorneys must register as eUsers and e-file exclusively, subject to court-granted leave and Joint Administrative Order exceptions.

Attorneys must use ECF, subject to exceptions in the Joint Administrative Order.

Applies to

Initial or original papers requiring a cost deposit

Initial or original papers requiring a cost deposit may not be e-filed unless permitted by the Ohio Supreme Court and compliant with Civil Rule 5(E).

Pleadings, motions, and applications must be legible, typewritten or printed on approximately 8½-by-11-inch paper, securely bound at the top, and unfolded.

The first page must leave at least three inches blank at the upper right for the Clerk’s file stamp, or the pleading will not be accepted.

Domestic-relations pleadings, motions, and orders must be typewritten in 12-point font on 8½-by-11-inch paper.