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We are sharing with you an announcement from the Lucas County Common Pleas, General Division, regarding conversion to a new case management system in May 2024.
Please direct all your inquiries per the the instructions in the announcement.
Regards,
Lucas County Bar Association
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The Lucas County Common Pleas Court, General Division, will be converting to a new case management system in May. This change will impact all filers and participants that interact with the General Division.
Timeline:
- The Lucas County Clerk of Courts Office E-Filing system will be off-line starting May 24, 2024, at 5:00 PM. It is anticipated that the system will be online on June 1, 2024, at 9:00 AM. If the system becomes available sooner notification will be sent to e-filers through EFileOH.
- The Lucas County Clerk of Courts Office will continue to accept paper filings. Entries with the exception of financials will continue to be made on cases until May 29, 2024, at 5:00 PM. Please note that the Lucas County Clerk of Courts Office will be using paper receipts on May 28, 2024, through May 30, 2024. If you are provided a paper receipt, your payment will be added to your case as soon as possible starting on May 31, 2024. The new system will reflect payment made on the date of entry with a notation of the actual payment date.
- The Lucas County Clerk of Courts Office and the Common Pleas Court will be closed to the public on Friday, May 31, 2024.
- The Lucas County Common Pleas Court portion of the system will go off-line May 29, 2024, at 5:00 PM. The Court will continue to operate on paper until May 31, 2024. Cases will be updated once the new system is online.
- The Lucas County Clerk of Courts Office will have a new online docket for General Division case information. The Clerk’s web page will be updated on June 3, 2024 to allow for searching of the new system.
If you have any questions, you may contact:
Timothy P. Lubbe, Esq., SHRM-SCP
Court Administrator
Lucas County Common Pleas Court, General Division
419-213-4029
tlubbe@co.lucas.oh.us
As of 5/7/24: The following is an update from Mr. Lubbe: "The General Division of the Common Pleas Court had previously communicated its intent to close to the public on Friday, May 31, 2024 to facilitate the migration to the Court's new case management system. As a result of some complications with the new system, the commencement has been deferred till later this fall. Accordingly, the Court will be open to the public on May 31st. As we get closer to the new go-live date we communicate any future potential closures accordingly."