Adams County Court, Ohio Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Journal entry

Counsel for the party who prevails on an order or judgment must prepare a journal entry.

Counsel for the party in whose favor an order or judgment is rendered shall prepare a journal entry.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Every motion must be in writing and accompanied by a written memorandum containing citations or counsel's arguments.

All motions must be writing and accompanied by a written memorandum containing citations or the arguments of counsel.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury demand withdrawal

When a plea bargain means no jury will be needed, counsel must notify the Clerk and immediately file a written withdrawal of a previously filed jury demand.

(C) In all cases wherein trial counsel have agreed to a plea bargain in which a demand for jury has been previously filed, a written withdrawal of that demand for jury shall be filed immediately after notifying the Clerk of this Court of the existence of a plea bargain in which no jury will need to be summoned.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Journal entry

Every journal entry must state which party will pay the court costs.

All journal entries shall state which party will pay the court costs.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Each motion must be accompanied by a written memorandum containing counsel’s arguments.

All motions shall be made in writing and accompanied by a written memorandum containing the arguments of counsel.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury summons

A jury-service notice must be a single document written so that a person unfamiliar with the legal and jury systems can readily understand it.

A notice summoning a person to jury service shall be: (a) Combined in a single document. (b) Phrased so as to be readily understood by an individual unfamiliar with the legal and jury systems.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Criminal complaint

Criminal complaints must have attached affidavits sworn before the court issues an arrest warrant.

(A) All complaints in criminal cases shall have attached affidavits which must be sworn to before a warrant to arrest will be issued by this court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Default judgment motion

A civil motion for default judgment must include a record of all payments and a summary explaining the calculations.

All motions for default judgment filed with this court in civil cases, shall be accompanied by a record of all payments and a summary of how calculations were made.

WARNING

Applies to

Written waiver

A victim may file a written waiver to have restitution payments made directly to the victim instead of through the Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

(F) Any victim can waive the restitution being paid through the Prosecuting Attorney's Office completing a written wavier. If such wavier is filed, all restitution payments will be made directly to the victim.

WARNING

Applies to

Jury summons

A summons should explain how and when the recipient must respond and the consequences of failing to respond.

A summons should clearly explain how and when the recipient must respond and the consequences of a failure to respond.

WARNING

Applies to

Pretrial memorandum

The pretrial shall be conducted in accordance with criminal rule 17.1 and a memorandum of the matters agreed upon should be filed in said case.

The pretrial shall be conducted in accordance with criminal rule 17.1 and a memorandum of the matters agreed upon should be filed in said case.