(a) Signing of Documents. All documents filed on behalf of a party represented by
counsel shall be signed by one attorney followed by the designation “Trial Attorney,”
together with his or her name, full office address, telephone number and area code,
and email address. Ohio Supreme Court Registration numbers shall be included
immediately after the name of Ohio counsel in the signature and address block on all
filings.
(b) Filing Users. Attorneys admitted to the permanent bar of this Court and those admitted
pro hac vice shall, unless otherwise ordered, register as Filing Users of this Court’s
ECF system. If the Court permits, a party to a pending proceeding who is not
represented by an attorney may register as a Filing User solely for the purposes of that
action. If an attorney appears on that party’s behalf thereafter, that attorney shall advise
the Clerk promptly following that attorney’s appearance to terminate the party’s
registration as a Filing User.
(c) Electronic Signature. The actual signature of a Filing User shall be represented, for
ECF purposes, by “s/” followed by the typed name of the attorney or other Filing User.
Signature in such a manner is equivalent to a hand-signed signature for all purposes,
including Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 or any other rule or statute.
(d) Signature for Another Attorney. When a Filing User signs on behalf of another
attorney, the full signature (not initials) of each must appear: e.g., “s/ Joan Doe by s/
Richard Roe per telephone authorization.”
(e) Unauthorized Use of Passwords Prohibited. No Filing User or other person shall
knowingly permit or cause a Filing User’s password to be used by anyone other than
an authorized agent of the actual Filing User.
