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Appearance
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When filing an appearance, please add yourself in MiFile as a service contact. Attorneys and
self-represented litigants are responsible for maintaining this information and keeping it
current. Failure to do so will result in your not receiving subsequently eFiled
pleadings.
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Appellate Pleadings
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The email address to eServe the Prosecutor’s Office on appellate matters is:
wcpaappeals@waynecounty.com.
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Defendants with Multiple Cases
If a defendant has multiple cases, you must file your pleadings into all of the defendant’s cases.
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Confidential/Sealed Documents
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The Court will not accept Confidential/Sealed documents unless ordered by the
court. We cannot accept confidential/sealed documents in MiFile; all confidential/sealed
documents must be brought to Wayne County Clerk’s Office, room 901 FMHJ.
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IV.
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Consolidated Cases
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All pleadings filed in consolidated cases must be eFiled into each individual case.
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Deadlines
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MiFile is available 24/7 to the user. However, a filing must be submitted before 11:59 pm
to be considered filed for that business day. If a filing is submitted on a Saturday, Sunday,
or holiday, the filing will not be filed until the next business day. If there
is an issue regarding the timing of the acceptance of your filing, please send a ticket
to the Court's helpdesk (see Help below).
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VI.
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Document Size/Format
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The court recommends that documents do not exceed 25 MB per document. If you wish to
file a larger document, please create a ticket with the Court's helpdesk (see Help below).
Documents should be submitted in pdf or tiff format.
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VII.
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Documents that Require a Seal
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Documents that require a raised seal (writs, subpoenas orders, requests to seize
property, etc.) must be presented to the County Clerk’s Office, room 901 FMHJ.
There is a fee for this service.
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VIII.
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Entering Case Number
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Case number must be typed in utilizing all dashes and letters:
Example: “12-000065-01-FH”
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Suffixes (Jr., III, etc.) should follow user’s last name
(Example: Smith, Jr.)
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Business names shall be entered as all capital letters
(Example: GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION, DR. JOHN SMITH, D.V.M.)
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X.
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Hyperlinks
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Internal links that point to other places within the same document are permissible
in MiFile. External links which point to other documents, websites, or other legal
sources, will not be accepted in MiFile.
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XI.
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Motion Practice
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Filing Motion. To obtain hearing on a motion, you must file the motion and
an ePraecipe. Failure to file an ePraecipe may result in the motion not being heard.
This is a two-step process:
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eFile your motion. (If the Prosecutor’s office is not listed on the
case as a service contact, use the email address
wcpo_efile@waynecounty.com to eServe the motion.
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After the motion is accepted, file an ePraecipe. For the praecipe:
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Emergency Motions. Contact the courtroom for a date and time for the motion to be heard.
(If the Prosecutor’s Office is not listed on the case as a service contact, use the
address wcpo_efile@waynecounty.com to eServe the motion).
After the motion is accepted, file an ePraecipe. For the praecipe:
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Motion to Reconsider. You must file the motion.
This is the only motion for which you do not need to file an ePraecipe.
It is highly recommended that you inform the courtroom clerk that you have filed a motion for
reconsideration.
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XII.
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Multiple Filings.
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Multiple filings can be submitted in one transaction also known as a “bundle”. A transaction
can hold multiple lead documents and each lead document can have multiple connected documents. Each
submitted document will have a timestamp reflecting the date and time the Clerk’s Office
accepted the filing.
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XIII.
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Prisoner Filings.
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The mandatory eFiling requirement for Criminal cases is waived with respect to parties
who are held in local, state, or federal jails, penitentiaries or other correctional
facilities.
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Prisoners should send paper documents to the Wayne County Clerk who shall present an
order waiving the eFiling requirement to the Chief Judge for signature. The Clerk
will then eFile these documents and returns the signed documents to the prisoner.
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Non-prisoner parties to the case shall continue to be subject to the mandatory eFiling
and eService requirements except that non-prisoner parties shall serve prisoner
parties in the traditional manner and eFile proof of service.
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Self-Represented Litigants.
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Pleadings. Self-represented litigants must file their pleadings
electronically.
As a self-represented litigant, you must add yourself as a service contact.
You are responsible for maintaining this information and keeping it current.
Failure to keep this information current will result in your not receiving
notices from the court and eFiled materials.
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Service Contact.
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After a case is initiated, you must add yourself as a service contact. Attorneys
and self-represented litigants are responsible for maintaining this information
and keeping it current. Failure to keep this information current will result in
your not receiving notices from the court and eFiled materials.
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Signatures.
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Signatures submitted electronically shall use the format: /s/ John L. Smith
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XVII.
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Writ of Garnishment.
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You must file 2 lead documents in the same envelope or your filing will be
rejected. For the 1st lead document use filing code “Writ of Garnishment,
Filed” and the 2nd lead document use filing code “Writ of Garnishment,
Signed and Filed”.
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