Ohio Supreme Court Clerk of Court Sandra Grosko provided training to lawyers and their staff in the e-filing pilot program.

Ohio Supreme Court Clerk of Court Sandra Grosko provided training to lawyers and their staff in the e-filing pilot program.

The Ohio Supreme Court’s new automated electronic filing system has been launched today.

More than 85 lawyers who frequently file with the court are participating in an e-filing pilot program that is expected to last until the end of this year. The program will be expanded to all registered lawyers in early 2015 and to pro se filers later in the year.

“We have electronic filing in our county common pleas court and court of appeals and it’s fast and easy to use,” Franklin County Assistant Prosecutor Steven Taylor said during training for lawyers in the pilot program. “I’m looking forward to testing the Supreme Court’s system. I think the system will be very helpful to prosecutors across the state, especially those facing a time crunch who would otherwise need to travel to Columbus to file their documents.”

There are several guidelines for e-filing, including:

• Filing documents through the e-Filing Portal does not alter any filing deadlines imposed by the Rules of Practice of the Supreme Court of Ohio.
• Documents received after 5 p.m. Eastern Time through the e-Filing Portal will not be considered for filing until the next business day.

The portal is available on the Supreme Court website and includes a user guide with step-by-step instructions for using the e-filing portal.