Union County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

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

Attorneys shall register as eUsers and file exclusively through the Court’s Electronic Case Filing System. After October 1, 2023, the Courts will not accept conventional filings (e.g., physical documents submitted to Clerks’ offices in person, via U.S. Mail, carrier service, email, facsimile or by any manner other than e-filing) from any attorney, unless leave is otherwise granted by the Court or such filings and/or documents are specifically excepted by the Court’s Joint Administrative Order.

CRITICAL

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

ECF is required for all attorneys with some exceptions, see Joint Administrative Order Establishing the Electronic Case Filing System, 2023-MS-0043.

CRITICAL

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).

Unless allowed after the effective date of these rules, by the Supreme Court of Ohio, no initial/original papers (defined as those requiring a cost deposit) may be eFiled with the Clerk of this Court without compliance of Civ.R. 5 (E).

CRITICAL

The Clerk will not accept fax filings except as provided by the Joint Administrative Order.

No fax filings will be accepted by the Clerk of Courts, except as set forth in the Joint Administrative Order Establishing the Electronic Case Filing System, 2023-MS-0043.

WARNING

Fax filings, when permitted, will not be accepted at any fax number other than the Clerk of Courts’ fax number.

No fax filings will be accepted at any fax number other than that of the Clerk of Courts.

WARNING

Applies to

Copies of requested discovery

Discovery materials must not be filed with the Clerk unless the Court specifically orders it, although a notice that discovery was served may be filed.

No party or counsel shall file with the Clerk copies of requested discovery, unless specifically Ordered by the Court. The party or counsel may file a notice of submitting discovery reflecting that certain discovery has been served upon the opposing party.

INFO

The eFiling is accepted as an original, and its signature is accepted as an original, consistent with Civ.R. 5(E).

The eFiling will be accepted as original and the signature accepted as original consistent with Civ.R. 5(E).