UTCR 21.040

(1) A document submitted electronically to the court must be in the form of a Portable

Document Format (PDF) or a Portable Document Format/A (PDF/A) file that does

not exceed 50 megabytes. A document that exceeds the size limit must be broken

down and submitted as separate files that do not exceed 50 megabytes each. A

filer submitting separate files under this section must include in the Filing

Comments field for each submission a description that clearly identifies the part of

the document that the file represents, for example, “Motion for Summary

Judgment, part 1 of 2.”

(2) Except as provided in subsections (a) or (b) of this section or in

UTCR 24.040(3)(a), when a document to be electronically filed incorporates a

documentary exhibit, an affidavit, a declaration, a certificate of service, or another

document, the electronic filing must be submitted as a unified single PDF file,

rather than as separate electronically filed documents, to the extent practicable.

An electronic filing submitted under this section that exceeds 50 megabytes must

comply with section (1) of this rule.

(a) If an electronic filing consists of a motion or similar document and a

corresponding proposed order, judgment, or any other document that

requires court signature, the filer must submit the document requiring court

signature through the eFiling system as a separate electronically filed

document from the motion. A filer submitting separate documents under this

subsection must include in the Filing Comments field for each submission a

description that clearly identifies the filing, for example, “Motion for Summary

Judgment” and “Proposed Order Granting Motion for Summary Judgment.”

(b) If an electronic filing is filed in a case that is not confidential by statute or rule,

but includes an incorporated document that is confidential or otherwise

exempt from disclosure, the filer must submit the incorporated document

through the eFiling system as a separate electronically filed document. When

submitting a confidential document through the eFiling system under this

subsection, a filer must designate the document as confidential. A filer

submitting separate documents under this subsection must include in the

Filing Comments field for each submission a description that clearly identifies

the filing, for example, “Motion for Stay” and “Confidential Attachment to

Motion for Stay.” A filer otherwise eFiling any confidential document, or any

document in a case that is confidential by statute or rule, also must comply

with UTCR 21.070(6) and (7).

(c) The reference in section (2) to an affidavit and a declaration applies to only an

affidavit or a declaration that is an incorporated document.

(3) When viewed in an electronic format and when printed, a submitted document

must comply with the requirements of ORCP 9 E and UTCR 2.010 except as to

any requirement that a document bear a physical signature when filed.

(4) When submitting an electronic filing that creates a new case or adds a party to an

existing case,

(a) A filer must enter into the “Add Party” screen the names of all known parties

or all parties being added; and

(b) A filer must enter party names in proper case, for example, “John Doe” and

not “JOHN DOE.”

(5) The court may reject submitted documents that do not comply with these

provisions as provided in UTCR 21.080(5).