N.D. Ohio LR 5.1

(a) The Clerk’s Office will not accept any facsimile transmission unless ordered

by the Court.

(b) Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d)(3), the Clerk’s Office will accept papers

filed, signed, or verified by electronic means that are consistent with technical standards,

if any, that the Judicial Conference of the United States establishes. A paper filed by

electronic means in compliance with this Rule constitutes a written paper for the purposes

of applying these Rules and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. All electronic filings

shall be governed by the Court’s Electronic Filing Policies and Procedures Manual and

orders of the Court. (See Appendix B.)

(c) The Court requires attorneys to receive notice of filings electronically and to

file documents electronically, absent a showing of good cause, unless otherwise excused

by the rules, procedures or Orders of the Court. While parties and pro se litigants may

register to receive “read only” electronic filing accounts so that they may access

documents in the system and receive electronic notice, typically only registered attorneys,

as Officers of the Court, will be permitted to file electronically. The Judicial Officer may,

at his or her discretion, grant a pro se litigant who demonstrates a willingness and

capability to file documents electronically permission to register to do so. Permission to

file electronically may be revoked at any time.