Athens County Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Rules

Recording or photographing court proceedings requires a court order obtained upon written application filed with the Clerk, subject to Rule 12.

A motion response must be filed no later than the fourteenth day following service of the motion on the responding party.

A party demanding a jury trial in a civil case must deposit $500 to secure juror fees.

A public-record request seeking information in electronic format must be fulfilled in PDF format.

A case will be dismissed if service of process is not completed within six months after the complaint is filed.

Traffic citations may be electronically filed if the clerk has the appropriate system in place.

Filing parties must omit or, when inclusion is necessary, partially redact the listed identifiers and proprietary or trade-secret information from pleadings, documents, and exhibits, unless the assigned judge orders otherwise.

A continuance request must be accompanied by an entry stating the requester and reasons, the current assignment, all parties’ acknowledgment, and an agreed or proposed new date.

If an oral hearing on a motion is requested, counsel must obtain an agreed hearing date and time from the Clerk of Court.

After a motion is filed, the Clerk schedules an oral hearing unless the Court decides one is unnecessary.