Paulding County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Filing Rules

An email-filed document must use a handwritten signature or the specified /s/ printed-name signature line.

An accepted fax filing is deemed filed when the Clerk receives it.

A party canceling a Sheriff’s sale after an order of sale issues must pay a $75 fee, except for a bankruptcy action.

When the report is filed, the Court must send copies to counsel and unrepresented parties with the required notice cover sheet attached.

A video exhibit must be provided to the Court and opposing party on a thumb drive in MPEG or AVI format, with no unrelated files on the drive.

Outside domestic-relations matters, motion responses may be filed by day 14 and replies by day 21 after filing; the motion is then submitted without oral argument unless counsel requests argument in writing, and summary-judgment motions are excluded.

If the Court permits telephone attendance at a pretrial or status conference, counsel must provide a direct phone number at least three days beforehand.

The Clerk is not required to file fax-transmitted documents that are unsigned.

Sensitive personal information belongs in the separate family file; identifying information in documents filed in the public file must be redacted.

A mediation continuance requires good cause and an agreed future date, generally cannot rest on pending motions, and will not be granted unless mediation can occur before final pretrial.

Motion memoranda and administrative-appeal briefs are limited to 30 pages excluding supporting exhibits, unless the Court grants leave for good cause on a motion stating the requested length and reasons.