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

CRITICAL

For conflicting trial assignments, the first-assigned case has priority, criminal cases have priority over civil cases, and the motion must attach a copy of the trial assignment to be considered.

When a continuance is requested for the reason that the attorney is scheduled to appear in another case assigned for trial on the same date, the case that was first assigned shall have priority. However, criminal cases assigned for trial shall have priority over civil cases assigned for trial. A copy of the trial assignment must be attached to the motion in order for the motion to be considered.

CRITICAL

Margins

top 2.5 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

Filings must reserve at least 2.5 inches at the top of the first page for endorsements, use one-inch margins otherwise, and use 12-point font; noncompliant documents are rejected.

In all filings, a blank space of at least two and one-half (2 1/2) inches shall be left at the top of the first page for endorsements thereon. All other margins shall be one inch in size and all documents shall be written in 12-point font. Documents that do not comply with these requirements shall be rejected by the Clerk.

CRITICAL

Standard pleadings, motions, briefs, and similar documents must be on letter-size paper, single-sided, sequentially paginated, and filed without backing or cover.

All pleadings, motions, briefs and other similar documents that are filed with the Clerk shall be typewritten or printed on 8-1/2" x 11" paper, single-sided, paginated sequentially and filed without backing or cover.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Document with third party signature

Format

PDF

A document containing a third party’s signature must be electronically submitted as a hand-signed, scanned PDF.

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

CRITICAL

Margins

top 4 in

Filings intended for the Second District Court of Appeals must reserve four inches at the top of the first page.

A blank space of four (4) inches shall be left at the top of the first page for filings intended for the Second District Court of Appeals.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Electronically filed pleading or document

Format

PDF

Electronically filed pleadings and documents must be typewritten or computer-generated PDFs, use an 11- to 12-point font, be sequentially paginated, and remain under 20 MB; oversized documents must be split.

A. All electronically filed pleadings and documents shall be typewritten or computer generated in PDF form, have a font size of no less than 11 and no more than 12, shall be paginated sequentially, and shall not exceed 20 MB in size. Pleadings or documents exceeding 20 MB shall be split into multiple documents of less than 20 MB each.

WARNING

All memoranda must be double-spaced, and noncompliant briefs may be returned by the Clerk for correction.

All memoranda must be submitted in double-spaced format. Any brief that fails to comply with this rule may be returned by the Clerk for reformation.

WARNING

Filings intended for the Second District Court of Appeals must leave 4 inches of blank space at the top of the first page.

A blank space of 4 inches shall be left at the top of the first page for filings intended for the Second District Court of Appeals.

WARNING

All filings must leave at least 2½ inches of blank space at the top of the first page for endorsements.

In all filings, a blank space of at least 2 ½ inches shall be left at the top of the first page for endorsements thereon.

WARNING

Before trial, a party using court video equipment must ensure the videotape, DVD, or other media is compatible with the court’s equipment or use its own presentation technology.

1. Prior to trial, ensure that the videotape, DVD, or other media form is compatible with the Court’s equipment or be responsible to employ presentation technology of the party’s own choosing.

WARNING

A party using the court’s video equipment must be familiar with how to operate it.

2. Be familiar with how to operate the Court’s equipment.

INFO

Original documents attached to or offered as exhibits are exempt from the specified document formatting requirements.

Original documents attached or offered as exhibits thereto are exempt from this requirement.