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Each clerk maintains records of all pending cases, and frequently, closed case information for a few years.
Most older closed cases were filed using paper documents which are held in archives. Pulling copies of archived
paper documents requires payment of a fee and may take months.
| Rule 5003 of the Federal Bankruptcy Rules of Procedure provides, in part, "(a) Bankruptcy
Dockets. The clerk shall keep a docket in each case under the Code and shall enter thereon each judgment,
order, and activity in that case as prescribed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts. The entry of a judgment or order in a docket shall show the date the entry is made. (b)
Claims Register. The clerk shall keep in a claims register a list of claims filed in a case when it appears
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Most Courts across the county, including Ohio bankruptcy Courts, require all cases to be filed
electronically. Electronic filing includes online submission and filing by diskette at the clerk's office. On
03-15-04 the Ohio Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District issued the following order: "Notice to Attorneys
Concerning Paper Filings: Any Attorney wishing to file a new petition or other document on paper, under
circumstances that are not governed by one of the exceptions to mandatory electronic case filing set forth in
Amended General Order 03-1, shall initially file a motion for leave to file on paper. The motion, which may be
filed via the mail or over the counter, shall be accompanied by an affidavit and proposed order. The affidavit
shall set forth the specific reasons that the filing cannot be made electronically."
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