Questions About General Court Information
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The Court’s Electronic Filing Policies and Procedures Manual states as follows:
I. PRIVACY.1. Redacted Documents. Filing parties shall redact private personal information from filings in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2.
2. Unredacted Documents. With leave of the court, a party may file under seal a document containing the unredacted personal data identifiers listed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a).a. The party seeking to file an unredacted document shall file electronically a motion to file the document under seal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2.
b. In granting the motion or application to seal, the assigned judge may require the party to file a redacted copy for the public record.3. The responsibility for redacting personal data identifiers rests solely with counsel and the parties. The Clerk’s Office will not review documents for compliance with this rule, seal on its own motion documents containing personal data identifiers, or redact documents, whether filed electronically or on paper (See FRCP 5.2 Advisory Notes, 2007 Adoption). The court may, however, order an unredacted document sealed to protect privacy interests, particularly of non-parties.
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Civil Cover Sheet
Supplemental Cover Sheet
Notice of Removal (attach all process, pleadings and orders served upon defendants)
Filing Fee or Application to Proceed Without Prepayment of Fees
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See Local Rule 79.3 for proper filing procedures.
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- Documents in most civil and criminal cases filed since September 1, 2003 are available for viewing/printing via the internet, by accessing the court's CM/ECF - PACER system. A U.S. Courts PACER account is required. Documents are in PDF format, and have a per page fee, with a quarterly minimum billing amount and a per document maximum charge. For more details, contact the PACER Service Center, at (800) 676-6856, or visit www.pacer.gov .
- Documents in older cases may be identified on docket sheets through the court's Case Search page. Then, a request for specific documents may be made by mail or fax using the Copy Request Form. Copies are provided by the court at 50 cents per page. Court staff will contact the requestor to arrange payment.
- Documents available through PACER may also be viewed and printed at the Clerk's office on public access computers. No PACER account is required, and copies are also subject to fees. We have Clerk’s Office locations in Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton.
- U.S. Code, 28 § 1914 , authorizes the Judicial Conference of the United States to establish District Court fees, including copy fees. Check the Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule for more information.
- NOTE: In compliance with the Judicial Conference of the United States Policy on Privacy and Public Access, and the E-Government Act of 2002 , copies of case documents provided by the U.S. District Court Clerk’s office may include Personal Data Identifiers (PDI’s), such as Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, birthdates, or names of minor children, which have been redacted (blacked out) by counsel or pursuant to court order.