Brown County Court of Common Pleas, General and Domestic Relations Division Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Before filing discovery-related objections, interrogatories, motions, applications, or requests under Rules 27 or 37, counsel must exhaust all extra-judicial means to resolve the differences.

No objections, interrogatories, motions, applications or requests related to discovery shall be filed under the provisions of Rules 27 and 37, of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure in the Court unless counsel have exhausted all extra-judicial means for the resolution of differences.

CRITICALCivil cases

Responses to summary judgment and other dispositive motions are due 28 days thereafter, and replies are due 14 days thereafter.

11.2 Responses to Summary Judgment and other dispositive motions shall be filed twenty-eight (28) days thereafter. Replies shall be filed fourteen (14) days thereafter.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party seeking oral argument must file a request for an oral hearing within 14 days of the supplemental briefing order.

If any party desires to have oral argument on the motion, a request for oral hearing shall be filed by the party within fourteen (14) days of the date of the supplemental briefing order.

WARNINGCivil cases

A non-oral hearing date must be set for the motion.

11.3 A non-oral hearing date shall be set.