Auglaize County Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Rules

A person applying for Special Process Server designation must submit an application supported by an affidavit containing the listed identifying information, eligibility, and agreements.

The Judge establishes court costs for criminal, civil, and traffic proceedings in accordance with Ohio law.

If a fax filing lacks the listed cover-page information, the Clerk may accept and file it or treat it as failed and not filed, and need not notify the sender of a failure.

In civil filings, the plaintiff must initially choose one method of service under Civil Rule 4.1 and may not request an alternate method until a return shows service failed.

The Clerk may refuse nonconforming papers or pleadings, including pleadings that are unsigned or have an illegible original signature.

Pleadings and other papers may be filed with the Clerk by fax at 419-739-6768, subject to the stated conditions.

Counsel must notify the Clerk in writing of any party’s address change.

Completed Form 5.1 information is treated as non-public, kept in a separate envelope, and marked for access only by Court or Clerk personnel.

Before a Rule date expires, leave for an extension may be permitted if the total extension is no more than 21 days; after expiration, leave requires good cause.

Summary judgment motions must be submitted on the pleadings under Civil Rule 56(C)'s procedures and time frames, without a hearing unless the Court orders otherwise.

A facsimile filing may not exceed 20 pages.