Wyandot County Court of Common Pleas Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

Documents submitted for filing must be in PDF form.

All documents submitted for filing shall be in PDF form.

CRITICAL

Electronically filed pleadings must follow paper-pleading formatting rules and reserve a stamp area of at least 2-1/2 inches by 1 inch at the top right of the first page.

All electronically filed pleadings shall be formatted in accordance with the applicable rules governing formatting of paper pleadings. Filers must leave a marginal location at the top right of the first page of a document for date and time stamps. This space must be no less than 2-1/2 inches wide and 1 inch high.

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

A document bearing the signature of a nonparty third party must be electronically submitted as a hand-signed, scanned PDF.

A document containing the signature of a third party, who is not a party to the action (i.e., affidavit signed by a doctor, military affidavit signed by a staff member or company representative, etc.), shall be electronically submitted only as hand-signed and scanned-in PDF document.

CRITICAL

A signed document filed by fax must be faxed either with the signature or with “/s/” and the signer’s name in the signature’s place.

A sending party who wishes to file a signed document by fax shall either fax a copy of the signed document or fax a copy of the document without the signature but with the notation "/s/" followed by the name of the signing person where the signature appears in the signed document.

CRITICALCivil cases

Forms filed in Probate Court must be tumble-style; nonconforming forms photostated by counsel will be returned unfiled.

The Supreme Court Rules of Superindence pertaining to forms to be filed in Probate Court mandates that these forms be tumble-style. Any forms photostated by counsel that are not tumble-style will be returned unfiled.

CRITICALCivil cases

Filings must be submitted in duplicate, except Ohio Estate Tax filings, which must be submitted in triplicate.

All filings shall be in duplicate, with the exception of Ohio Estate Tax, which shall be in triplicate.

WARNING

The Clerk may notify a filer of deficiencies that include submitting multiple documents in one uploaded file.

By way of examples, notification of deficiencies may be given for reasons including, but not limited to, the use of incorrect electronic file format; failure to pay correct filing fees, submitting multiple documents in one uploaded file; incomplete or inaccurate party information; submission of orders or entries and incorrect case number.

WARNING

Each fax transmission must pertain to only one case.

A transmitted document must be no longer than ten pages and must pertain to only one case.

WARNING

Do not transmit service copies with a faxed filing; the Court or Clerk will make the necessary copies.

Service copies shall not be transmitted with the faxed document, as the Court or Clerk will make necessary copies.