Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Pleadings and other documents to be file-stamped by the Clerk must leave a 2-inch-by-2¼-inch open area to the right of the Court Title and Case Number for the filing stamp.

All pleadings and any other documents that are to be “file stamped” by the Clerk, shall be formatted leaving an open area, two (2) inches high by two and one-quarter (2 ¼) inches wide, to the right of the Court Title and the Case Number for the placement of the Clerks filing stamp.

CRITICAL

An objection to arbitration must be submitted as a written motion.

Valid objections to the arbitration must be raised by written motion filed no later than 10 days from the mailing of notice of assignment of the case to arbitration.

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

Documents must be submitted in PDF format.

Documents must be submitted in Portable Document Format (PDF).

CRITICAL

An objection to an arbitrator must be submitted as a written motion.

Objections to any arbitrator must be raised by written motion filed no later than 10 days from the mailing of notice of assignment of the arbitrators to a case.

CRITICAL

Assigned counsel must submit the itemized statement in duplicate.

In all cases and upon the completion of the service, it shall be the duty of such assigned counsel to submit an itemized statement, in duplicate, of the services rendered and the time spent in connection with such services in the preparation and trial or other disposition of same, and any out-of-pocket expenses incurred therein.

CRITICAL

Documents to be file-stamped must leave a clear, legible area 2 inches high by 2¼ inches wide to the right of the Court Title and Case Number.

All pleadings and any other documents that are to be “file stamped” by the Clerk, shall be formatted leaving an open area, two (2) inches high by two and one-quarter (2 ¼) inches wide, to the right of the Court Title and the Case Number for the placement of the Clerks filing stamp. The purpose of this Rule is to insure that the stamp impression is clear of any other printed matter on the page and is fully legible.

WARNING

Format

PDF

Attachments and exhibits should be combined in one PDF, but may be split into labeled parts if the file is too large to upload.

Attachments and exhibits to pleadings or motions should be included in one PDF file. If the file size is too large to upload, the attachments or exhibits can be filed in multiple parts and labeled as Part 1, 2, 3, etc.

WARNING

A request for a record of proceedings before the magistrate must be in writing.

A record will be made of any proceedings before the magistrate only if a request is made therefor in writing

WARNING

Transcripts must be originals or certified copies, printed single-sided on 8 ½ x 11-inch sheets with one transcript page per sheet, bound in a report folder, and not bound with staples.

Written transcripts are to be originals or certified copies. To facilitate scanning, all transcripts are to be single sided on 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper with each sheet containing only one page of transcript. The transcript must be bound in a report folder. Staples may not be used to bind a transcript.

WARNING

Video tape depositions must comply with Sup. R. 12.

Video tape depositions shall comply with Sup. R. 12.