Summit County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Document Format Requirements

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Papers must use 8½-by-11-inch paper and include the case style and number, assigned judge, case type, pleading description, and other information required by Ohio rules.

All papers filed in any action or proceeding shall be filed on 8-1/2" x 11" paper under the style and number of the case, and shall include the name of the judge to whom the case is assigned, a notation as to the type of case (i.e., Breach of Contract, Personal Injury), a short description of the type of pleading, and any other information required by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Format

PDF

Notarized documents must be e-filed as hand-signed scanned PDFs with the notary seal visible.

All documents containing notarizations shall be electronically filed only as a hand-signed scanned PDF document. The notary seal shall be visible.

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Format

PDF

E-filed documents must be PDFs on 8½-by-11-inch pages, with a 10 MB limit per document and 30 MB per submission; larger documents must be divided as directed by the Clerk.

All electronically filed documents, pleadings and papers shall be filed with the Clerk in Portable Document Format (PDF) on 8½ x 11 inch pages. Submissions shall be limited to 10 MB maximum file size per document and 30 MB maximum file size for one submission. Larger sized documents shall be broken down and filed according to the directions maintained on the Clerk of Courts website e-filing page.

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Format

DOCX

Proposed entries and orders must be submitted in .doc or .docx format and identify the motion to which they apply.

Proposed Entries and Orders must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format and reference the specific motion to which it applies.

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Civil pleadings must reserve a roughly three-inch circular space at the upper right for a timestamp, and civil complaints must include the specified line for the assigned judge's name.

The face caption of all pleadings filed in civil cases shall provide a blank space of approximately three inches (3") in diameter on the upper right portion of the page, sufficient to permit a time-stamp imprint. The face sheet of all complaints filed in civil cases shall provide a horizontal line approximately two and one-half inches (2- 1/2") long, placed approximately one-half inch (1/2") below and parallel to the line provided for the case number. After the complaint is filed, the Deputy Clerk shall stamp the name of the assigned judge on the typewritten line.