Judge Nick A. Selvaggio

Applies to

Grand jury transcript

When a post-indictment grand jury transcript is prepared, the requesting party must be billed at the rate applicable to the defendant's indigent or non-indigent status.

Applies to

E filed document

Any deposit or filing fee due for an electronically filed document must be paid by credit card when the filing is submitted.

Applies to

Initial pleading service copies

The Clerk must produce paper service copies of qualifying initial pleadings and assess the fee specified in the Clerk's fee schedule as costs.

Applies to

E filed document

An electronically submitted document requiring an attorney's or submitter's signature, unless it is a hand-signed PDF, must use the conformed signature format "/s/ (name)."

Applies to

Expert report

Must include

certificate of service

Expert reports generally may not be filed with the Court unless offered as evidence or for motion consideration, and the party serving a report must file a certificate of service.

Applies to

Motion

A memorandum stating a motion's grounds and cited authorities must accompany motions, but the requirement does not apply to court-discretionary motions such as motions to leave, extend time, or continue.

Service

Publication

In foreclosure cases, publication must occur once per week for three consecutive weeks rather than as otherwise provided by Civ.R. 4.4.

Applies to

Initial pleading

Service

Court service

A filing party submitting a complaint or other summons-requiring filing must also file service instructions, after which the Clerk issues summons and serves the filing accordingly.

Applies to

Indictment

Criminal indictments must be served on defendants in accordance with the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure.

If an electronic submission date cannot be recorded in the system, the Clerk must manually timestamp the filing with its actual submission date.

A submitted document with deficiencies is rejected and remains unfiled until the deficiencies are corrected.

A filing submitted through the established online platform must receive a timestamp reflecting its actual initial-submission date and time.