Athens County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Except for summary judgment motions and motions in domestic relations matters, the opposing party may file an answer brief by the fourteenth day after filing and the moving party may file a reply by the twenty-first calendar day; the motion is then submitted for non-oral hearing, and an oral hearing requires a written request and court leave.

Except in cases of summary judgement, the opposing party may file an answer brief by the fourteenth day after the day on which the motion was filed. The moving party may file a reply brief by the twenty-first calendar day after the motion was filed. Thereafter, the motion shall be deemed submitted for non-oral hearing. An oral hearing is permitted only upon written request and leave of court at a time to be set by the court. This rule shall apply to all motions except in domestic relations matters and in the cases of summary judgment. Summary judgement motions shall be controlled by Civ.R 6(C) and Civ.R. 56.

Request a stay first in the trial court; the Court of Appeals will consider it only after denial, inaction, or when applying to the trial court would be impractical.

Before asking the Court of Appeals to issue a stay or suspend the execution of sentence and admit a person to bail pending appeal, you must first make the request in the trial court. [Loc.R. 15] Only after the trial court denies the request, fails to act, or if application to the trial court would be impractical will the Court of Appeals consider the matter.