IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
, Case No.
Plaintiff, JERS ORDER
-vs- JUDGE ZOUHARY
,
Defendant.
This Court is using new technology to facilitate the viewing of exhibits by jurors (Jury
Evidence Recording Systems / “JERS”). Counsel shall use the following procedures.
SUBMISSION OF EXHIBITS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT
Each party shall submit to Chambers all exhibits on a single storage device such as a CD,
DVD, or USB drive no later than two weeks before trial. Parties shall retain their original exhibits
and shall submit only copies, including audio or visual exhibits.
RENAMING OF EXHIBIT FILES
The Exhibit Files must be named using a naming convention as follows:
<exhibit number>_<exhibit description>.<file extension>
Examples of valid exhibit file names are set forth below:
12_2009 Tax Statement.pdf
13_2010 Tax Statement.pdf
Describing an exhibit with only a letter or number is invalid; sufficient detail must be provided
to assist the jury in finding the exhibit.
Judge Jack Zouhary
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
Rev. 8/2018
If a Physical Exhibit will be used in trial, a pdf document with “Physical Exhibit” shall be
submitted for use in JERS. This document should be named as follows:
<Exhibit Number>_Physical Exhibit-<item description>.pdf
Example: 35_ Physical Exhibit-Red Sweatshirt.pdf
The exhibit must be named by number, followed by the “underscore” character, and the
underscore character cannot be used elsewhere in the exhibit name. All exhibits must include an
exhibit description.
Compatible file types include:
• PDF
• JPG
• WM Video
• MP3
• WAV
Counsel shall coordinate numbering of the exhibits (e.g., designate 1–99 for Plaintiff; 100–
199 for Defendant) to prevent overlapping or duplicates. Counsel shall not label exhibits as
“Plaintiff’s” Exhibit or “Defendant’s” Exhibit, but as “Trial Exhibit.” Exhibits containing multiple
images (such as photographs, charts or drawings) shall be marked individually with an exhibit
number. Numbered subparts (e.g., 10-1 10-A) and composite exhibits are not permitted.
Prior to submitting exhibits, counsel are encouraged to contact Laura Doerfler at (419) 213-
5679 with any questions about JERS procedures.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Jack Zouhary
JACK ZOUHARY
U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE
, 2018
Judge Jack Zouhary
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
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