Allen County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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A judgment entry or order may not be accepted or docketed by the clerk until approved by the appropriate judge.

No judgment Entry or Order shall be accepted or docketed by the Clerk until it is approved by the appropriate judge.

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The clerk accepts filings Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except during specified closures or extraordinary circumstances determined by the court.

With the exception of legal holidays and other closures mandated/authorized by the Court or the Allen County Commissioners, the normal business hours of the Clerk of Courts are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The Clerk shall not accept any document from a party for filing outside of the normal business hours of the Clerk of Courts, absent extraordinary circumstances as determined by the Court.

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A fax document accepted by the Clerk is deemed filed when the Clerk receives it.

(1) Subject to the provisions of these rules, all documents sent by fax and accepted by the Clerk of Courts shall be considered filed with the Clerk of Courts as of the date and time the Clerk receives the document.

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A fax received after 4:30 p.m. on a regular business day, or anytime on a weekend or holiday, is deemed filed on the next regular business day.

(2) The office of the Clerk of Courts will be deemed open to receive facsimile transmission of documents on the same days and at the same time the Court is regularly open for business. In the event any facsimile copy is received by the Clerk of Courts after 4:30 p.m. on a regular business day or anytime on a weekend or holiday, the facsimile copy shall be considered filed on the next ensuing regular business day for the Clerk.

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A fax received after 4:30 p.m. on a business day, or anytime on a weekend or holiday, is deemed filed on the next regular clerk business day.

The office of the Clerk of Courts will be deemed open to receive facsimile transmission of documents on the same days and at the same time the Court is regularly open for business. In the event any facsimile copy is received by the Clerk of Courts after 4:30 p.m. on a regular business day or anytime on a weekend or holiday, the facsimile copy shall be considered filed on the next ensuing regular business day for the Clerk.

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An e-filed document is deemed filed when the Clerk of Courts accepts it, as shown by the date and time stamp on its first page.

All e-filed documents shall be considered filed with the Clerk of Courts as of the date and time the Clerk of Courts accepts the document, which shall be noted by the date and time stamp on the first page of the e-filed document.

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An e-filing submitted after 4:30 p.m. on a business day, or anytime on a weekend or legal holiday, is considered filed only when the Clerk of Courts accepts it.

The office of the Clerk of Courts will be deemed open to receive e- filed documents on the same days and times the Clerk of Courts is regularly open for business, despite the date and time an e-filer submits a document. In the event an e-filing is made after 4:30 p.m. on a regular business day or anytime on a weekend or legal holiday, the e-filing shall be considered filed only upon acceptance by the Clerk of Courts as provided in Loc.R. 19.03(C)(1).

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An approved judgment entry must be forwarded to the judge immediately.

Approved judgment entries shall be immediately forwarded to the Judge.

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Counsel must promptly submit an entry of dismissal to the trial judge after settling a case.

Counsel shall promptly submit an entry of dismissal to the trial judge following settlement of any case.

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When a case assigned for trial is settled, counsel must immediately notify the court.

In addition, if a case has been assigned for trial and it is settled, counsel shall forthwith notify the court.

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Clerk review may make an e-filing's effective date and time differ from its submission time, and e-filing does not alter or extend statutes of limitation.

Because all electronically filed documents are subject to clerk review to determine whether said document is accepted, the effective date and time may differ from the submitted date and time. Electronic filing does not alter or extend applicable statutes of limitations.

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An electronically filed document is accepted only after the Clerk of Courts reviews and dockets it.

(A) “Accepted” means an electronically filed document has been reviewed by the Clerk of Courts and docketed.

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The Clerk of Court reviews electronically filed documents for compliance before a docket entry is created.

(B) “Clerk review” means an inspection of electronically filed documents by the Clerk of Court for compliance with court rules, policies, procedures, and practices made before creating a docket entry.

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The effective filing date and time are based on the submitted document’s timestamp, but may differ because of the Clerk of Courts’ review.

(E) “Effective date and time of filing of a document” is shown by the time stamp on the submitted document. Because all electronically filed documents are subject to the Clerk of Courts’ review, the effective date and time may differ from the submitted date and time.

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Electronic filing is complete when the transmitted document is docketed.

(G) “Electronic filing” (“e-filing”) is the electronic transmission of documents to and from the court for the purpose of creating a public record of requests and actions in a case. E-filing is complete when the document is docketed.

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Subject to the provisions of these Rules, all documents sent by fax and accepted by the Clerk of Courts shall be considered filed with the Clerk of Courts as of the date and time the Clerk receives the document.

Summary: A fax filing accepted by the clerk is deemed filed when the clerk receives it.

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Documents filed in accordance with this Rule shall be deemed filed and shall become the Court’s official record once accepted by the Clerk of Courts.

Summary: An electronically filed document becomes the court’s official record when the Clerk of Courts accepts it.

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(1) Each administrative appeal filed pursuant to Revised Code Chapters 119 or 2506 shall be reviewed by the assigned judge within thirty (30) days of its filing.

Summary: Each administrative appeal filed under Revised Code Chapters 119 or 2506 must be reviewed by the assigned judge within 30 days of filing.

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(C) The Clerk of Courts is not required to send any form of notice to the sending party of a failed fax filing. However, if practicable, the Clerk of Courts may inform the sending party of a failed fax filing.

Summary: The Clerk need not notify the sending party when a fax filing fails but may do so if practicable.

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(D) The risks of transmitting a document by fax to the Clerk of Courts shall be borne entirely by the sending party. Anyone using facsimile filing that does not obtain transmission verification from their facsimile transmission device may verify receipt of such filing with the Clerk of Courts.

Summary: The sender bears the risk of fax transmission and, without transmission verification, may contact the Clerk to verify receipt.

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A document filed by fax shall be accepted as the effective original filing.

Summary: A fax-filed document is accepted as the effective original filing.

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The decision shall be immediately filed with the Court and include all of the following:

Summary: A parenting coordinator’s written decision must be filed immediately with the court and include the listed decision content.

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The Clerk of Courts is not required to send any form of notice to the sending party of a failed fax filing. However, if practicable, the Clerk of Courts may inform the sending party of a failed fax filing.

Summary: The Clerk is not required to notify the sending party when a fax filing fails but may do so if practicable.

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Written notice of bankruptcy must be filed with the clerk within 15 days after the bankruptcy adjudication.

Whenever any party to an action pending in this Court files bankruptcy, the attorney of record or the party, if acting in a pro se capacity, within 15 days after the bankruptcy adjudication, shall file written notice of bankruptcy with the Clerk of this Court.

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Documents required to be served after the complaint must be filed within three days after service, subject to the stated exceptions for listed discovery materials.

In accordance with Civ. R. 5(D), all documents, after the complaint, required to be served upon a party shall be filed with the Court within three (3) days after service, but depositions upon oral examination, interrogatories, requests for documents, requests for admission, and answers and responses thereto shall not be filed unless on order of the Court, for use as evidence, or for consideration of a motion in the proceeding.

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Counsel must prepare and submit an Entry Confirming Sale to the court no later than 30 days after the sale date.

Counsel shall prepare and submit to the Court an Entry Confirming Sale no later than thirty (30) days from the date of the sale.

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A party intending to use video-recorded testimony at trial must file the video recording and written transcript with the Clerk of Courts seven days before trial.

(A) File the video recording and written transcript with the Clerk of Courts seven (7) days prior to trial;

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All pretrial motions, including motions in limine, must be filed at least seven days before trial unless leave to file later is requested and granted.

(F) Deadline for Pretrial Motions All pretrial motions, including but not limited to motions in limine, shall be filed no later than seven (7) days before trial, unless leave is requested and granted to file after said deadline.

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Deadline

5 working days

Counsel must prepare and submit a proposed judgment entry within five work days, and opposing counsel must approve or reject it within five work days after receiving it, unless the trial judge directs otherwise.

Unless the trial judge otherwise directs, counsel for the party in whose favor an order, decree, or judgment is rendered, shall within five (5) work days thereafter prepare the proper judgment entry and submit it to opposing counsel, who shall approve or reject the same within five (5) work days after receiving it.

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If counsel do not present a dismissal entry within twenty days after representing that a case is settled, the trial judge may dismiss the case for want of prosecution.

If counsel fail to present such an entry to the trial judge within twenty (20) days after representation to the court that a case has been settled, the trial judge may order the case dismissed for want of prosecution.

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Statutorily or Ohio Supreme Court-fixed filing deadlines apply, subject to any written extension granted by the assigned judge after notice to opposing counsel or the party.

Where the time for filing bills of exceptions, assignments of error, and briefs is fixed by statute or rule of the Ohio Supreme Court, they shall be filed within such time or extension thereof as may be granted in writing by the judge to whom the case is assigned after notice to opposing counsel or party.

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When no statutory or Ohio Supreme Court filing time controls, the appellant’s brief is due within 20 days after the record transcript is filed, the appellee’s brief within 10 days after the appellant’s brief, and any reply within 5 days after the appellee’s brief.

Where the time for filing is not fixed by statute or rule of the Ohio Supreme Court, the appellant shall file a brief within twenty (20) days after the filing of the transcript of the record; the appellee shall file his brief within ten (10) days after the filing of the brief of the appellant; and any reply brief shall be filed within five (5) days after the filing of the appellee’s brief.

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When an agency demand or request is required before the agency prepares or files the record transcript, the appellant must file it with the agency when filing the notice of appeal, unless law or an Ohio Supreme Court rule provides otherwise.

In all cases in which demand or request to the agency by the appellant is a prerequisite to the preparation of filing of the transcript of the record by the agency, such demand or request shall be filed by the appellant with the agency at the time of filing the notice of appeal, unless otherwise provided by law or rule of the Ohio Supreme Court.

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A party may file written exceptions to an arbitration panel's Report and Award within 30 days after the report is filed.

Any party may file with the Clerk written exceptions from the Report and Award of the arbitration panel within thirty (30) days from the filing of said Report and Award.

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The defense attorney must file a written demand for discovery within twenty-one days after arraignment or seven days before trial, whichever is earlier, unless the court permits a later reasonable time, and must serve a copy on the Prosecutor.

Within twenty-one days after arraignment or seven days before the date of trial, whichever is earlier, or at such reasonable time later as the court may permit, the defense attorney shall file a written demand for discovery and serve a copy of the written demand upon the Prosecutor.

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Documents served on a party after the complaint must be filed with the court within three days after service.

In accordance with Ohio Civil Rule 5(D), all documents, after the complaint, required to be served upon a party shall be filed with the Court within three days after service

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Except for emergency orders, a party has 14 days after service to respond to a request for temporary orders.

Except for emergency orders, a party shall have fourteen (14) days after service to respond to a request for temporary orders

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The matter is deemed submitted to the Court when 21 days expire or a responsive pleading is filed, whichever occurs first.

upon the expiration of twenty-one (21) days or the filing of a responsive pleading, whichever is earlier, the matter shall be deemed submitted to the Court.

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A written request for an oral hearing to modify a temporary order under Civ. R. 75(N) (2) must be filed with the Clerk of Court within fourteen (14) days after the order is filed and specify the hearing’s subject matter.

any written request for oral hearing to modify such temporary order pursuant to Civ. R. 75(N) (2) must be filed with the Clerk of Court within fourteen (14) days after filing of the order and specifically state the subject matter for which the hearing is being requested.

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Deadline

20 calendar days

If counsel do not present a judgment entry within twenty calendar days after the order or judgment, the trial judge may prepare and file it without notice or take other appropriate action.

If counsel fail to present an entry within twenty (20) calendar days after the order is decreed or the judgment is rendered, the trial judge may cause the proper entry to be prepared and filed without submission or notice to counsel or take such other action as may be appropriate under the circumstances.

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After the time for filing the last brief expires, the case is considered submitted on the briefs unless oral argument is requested in writing and granted by the assigned judge or is required by law.

Upon the expiration of the time for filing of the last brief, the case will be considered as submitted upon the briefs unless oral argument is requested in writing and granted by the judge to whom the case is assigned or is required by law.

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Within thirty (30) days after the hearing, the Chairman shall file a Report and Award with the Court and on the same day shall forward copies thereof to all parties or their counsel.

Summary: The arbitration chairman must file the Report and Award within 30 days after the hearing and forward copies to all parties or counsel that same day.

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Unless exceptions to the arbitration are raised by written motion, pursuant to Loc. R. 7.17, filed within thirty (30) days from the date of the Report and Award is docketed by the Clerk, the trial judge shall deem the award final and acceptable and enter judgment according to the award.

Summary: Exceptions to an arbitration award must be raised by written motion within 30 days after the Clerk docks the Report and Award; absent timely exceptions, the trial judge must deem the award final and enter judgment accordingly.

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This affidavit shall be filed with the Clerk’s office prior to the first assigned pre-trial, preferably at arraignment.

Summary: The Financial Disclosure Form must be filed before the first assigned pretrial and preferably at arraignment.

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Pursuant to Civ. R. 6, an additional three (3) days shall be added to this time period for a total of seventeen (17) days after filing of the order.

Summary: The hearing-request deadline includes three additional days under Civil Rule 6, resulting in 17 days after filing the order.

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If no such pleading is filed within fourteen (14) days from service of the notice the relocation shall proceed as set forth in the notice.

Summary: If the other parent does not petition for a visitation-and-companionship hearing within fourteen days after service of the relocation notice, relocation may proceed as stated in the notice.

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This affidavit shall be filed with the Clerk’s Office prior to the first assigned Court appearance.

Summary: The required financial-disclosure affidavit must be filed with the Clerk before the first assigned court appearance.

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Extensions of time may be granted by entry by the judge to whom the case is assigned.

Summary: The assigned judge may grant extensions of the administrative-appeal filing deadlines by entry.

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Ordinarily, no approval of fees or other proposes of action in a receivership will occur unless seven (7) days have elapsed following service of an updated plan or report, in order to allow interested parties to comment or object. However, for good cause the court may alter this notice period.

Summary: The court ordinarily waits seven days after service of an updated plan or report before approving fees or other proposed receivership action, but may alter that period for good cause.

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Upon the expiration of such time as extended, the case will be considered as submitted on the briefs unless oral argument is requested in writing and granted by said judge.

Summary: After the applicable filing period or written extension expires, the administrative appeal is considered submitted on the briefs unless the assigned judge grants a written request for oral argument.