Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Document Format Requirements
15 rules from official source documents
Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings.
CRITICAL
Electronically filed documents cannot contain links to other material.
Cannot contain links to other material.
CRITICAL
Conventionally filed documents must be on 8 ½” x 11” paper.
All documents must be either electronically filed in accordance with Local Rule 6 or conventionally filed on 8 ½” x 11” paper.
CRITICAL
- Format
- DOCX
The proposed order, decision, or judgment entry accompanying a motion must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
All motions must be accompanied by a proposed order, decision, or judgment entry submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
CRITICAL
Electronically filed documents must be electronically signed.
Must be electronically signed.
CRITICAL
Images in electronically filed documents must have a resolution of at least 300 DPI.
Image resolution must be at least 300 dots per inch (“DPI”).
CRITICAL
The filer is solely responsible for removing metadata and non-public data from documents submitted for e-filing.
The filer is solely responsible for removing all metadata and non-public data from documents submitted for e-filing.
CRITICAL
Each electronic submission must not exceed 20 MB; larger submissions must be divided into additional PDFs of 20 MB or less.
Not exceed twenty megabytes (“20MB”). Larger submissions must be broken into additional PDF’s of 20MB or less.
CRITICAL
Before e-filing, specified private information must be removed, and the filing party is solely responsible for redacting personal, confidential, or private information.
Before e-filing, counsel, parties, and other persons must make sure the first five digits of a security social number, financial account numbers, medical records, driver’s license numbers, and similar private information are removed from the pleading, motion, or document. Redaction of personal, confidential, or private information is solely the responsibility of the party filing the document.
CRITICAL
- Format
A document bearing a required original signature must be e-filed in PDF format.
Documents bearing a required original signature shall be e-filed in portable document format (“pdf”).
CRITICAL
- Format
Electronically filed documents must be searchable PDFs.
Must be in searchable portable document format (“PDF”).
CRITICAL
Mark exhibits before trial or hearing, using numerical sequence for plaintiff’s exhibits and alphabetical sequence for defendant’s exhibits.
Exhibits must be marked before trial or hearing. Plaintiff’s exhibits are marked in numerical sequence, Defendant’s in alphabetical sequence.
CRITICAL
Each proposed jury interrogatory must be on a separate page, include appropriate signature lines, and remain unnumbered.
If proposed jury interrogatories are submitted, each interrogatory must be on a separate page and include appropriate signature lines. Do not number the interrogatories.
WARNING
Electronically filed documents should follow the formatting rules for paper pleadings, motions, and documents.
All electronically filed documents should be formatted according to the rules governing formatting of paper pleadings, motions, and documents.
WARNING
- Format
Documents bearing a required original signature must be e-filed in PDF format.
Documents bearing a required original signature shall be e-filed in portable document format (“pdf”).
WARNING
Printed documents must produce a clear black image in at least 12-point type.
When printed, documents must produce a clear black image in at least 12 point type.
What formatting rules apply to filings in Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division?
Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division's formatting rule includes letter paper. Conventionally filed documents must be on 8 ½” x 11” paper.
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