Cambridge Municipal Court, Ohio Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury demand

A jury demand must comply with Criminal Rule 23 and be made in writing as a separate instrument.

Any party desiring a jury trial in a criminal/traffic case shall demand the same in accordance with Criminal Rule 23. The jury demand must be in writing by separate instrument.

WARNING

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

A juror unable to obtain a doctor’s excuse within five days should describe the health problem, write “doctor excuse to follow,” and submit the excuse as soon as possible; all excuses require the Judge’s approval.

Describe your health problems at the bottom of the page and write, “doctor excuse to follow.” Please send in a doctor’s excuse as soon as possible. (Remember: most doctors will send an excuse to save you from a trip. Email: jury@cambridgemunicipalcourt.com Please note: ALL excuses are subject to the Judge’s approval.

WARNING

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Filing

The Court may refuse a filing that contains inaccurate information or lacks a proposed entry.

F. The Court may refuse filing if filed with inaccurate information or filed without proposed entry.

WARNING

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

A juror whose address needs updating should check the designated box on the questionnaire.

Current Address: _____________________________________________ ☐ check box if address needs to be updated in our system.

WARNING

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Juror questionnaire

A juror with an incorrect address should enter the corrected address and check the address-update box on the questionnaire.

Please put new/corrected address on the address line and check box provided so we can update it in our system.

WARNING

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

A juror aged 75 or older who does not want to serve should check “No” on the questionnaire and will be excused when the Court receives it.

Check the “No” space next to the question, “Do you want to serve?” Once the Court receives your questionnaire, you will be excused.

WARNING

Applies to

Electronic recording copy request

Requests for copies of electronic recordings must be directed to the Clerk of Court and made on the Clerk’s Office or Court website form.

E. Copy of Record of Proceeding: All requests for copies of the electronic recording of any court proceeding shall be directed to the Clerk of Court and a copy, produced as a flash drive, which will be provided for a nominal fee. Said flash drive may not be used to create an official transcript of proceedings unless procedures in section (B) of this Rule are followed. All requests shall be made on a form provided by the Clerk’s Office or on the Court’s website: https://cambridgeoh.org/court/.

WARNING

The Court may refuse a filing that contains inaccurate information or lacks a proposed entry.

C. The Court may refuse filing if filed with inaccurate information or filed without proposed entry.

WARNING

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

The juror questionnaire should be mailed back in the provided envelope.

Please mail this form back in the envelope provided.

WARNING

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

A juror excuse applies only to the term in which it is received, and a juror excused in a past term must provide a new doctor’s excuse.

Jurors: Please remember that juror excuses are good for only the term that we receive them. Thus, if you were excused in the past, we no longer have your doctor’s excuse on file and will require a new one.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript request

A person may request a full or partial transcript in writing using the Court-approved form or by written motion.

B. A person may request, in writing, a full or partial transcript of any Court proceeding using the form approved and provided by the Court, or upon written motion.

WARNING

Applies to

Excuse request

Requests to be excused from jury service must be made in writing.

All requests to be excused must be in writing.

WARNING

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

Jurors must complete and return the questionnaire in the enclosed envelope.

PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE

WARNING

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

A person who no longer lives in Guernsey County should write that and their new address on the questionnaire and return it; they are ineligible and will be excused.

Write that on the bottom of the questionnaire with your new address and send the questionnaire back. If you do not live in Guernsey County you are not eligible to serve and will be excused.

WARNING

Applies to

Motion

Motions are considered without a hearing at the final pretrial unless the original motion requests an oral hearing.

Motions will be considered without a hearing on the date of the final pretrial unless an oral hearing is requested in the original motion.

WARNING

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

A juror with scheduled vacation, appointments, or important work commitments should describe them on the back of the questionnaire and attach available verifying documentation for the Judge’s review.

Write that information on the back of the questionnaire and attach any documentation you can to verify your plans for the Judge to review. i.e. flight or hotel confirmation or proof of scheduled appointment

WARNING

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

For a deceased relative, write “deceased” at the bottom of the questionnaire and return it in the provided envelope.

At the bottom of the questionnaire write, “deceased” and return in the envelope provided.

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Juror questionnaire

A juror whose name has changed must provide their previous name on the questionnaire.

IF NAME HAS CHANGED, PLEASE PROVIDE PREVIOUS NAME

WARNING

Applies to

Medical excuse request

A request to be excused for a medical issue must include documentation from a physician.

If you are requesting to be excused because of a medical issue, a physician must provide documentation.

WARNING

Applies to

Hearing request

The Court may decide motions without a hearing at its discretion; a request for a hearing must be made in writing.

C. Motions may be ruled on without a hearing unless otherwise requested in writing, at the court’s discretion.

WARNING

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

A full-time student seeking excusal should complete the questionnaire and attach a copy of their school schedule for the Judge’s review.

Please fill out the questionnaire and attach a copy of your school schedule for the Judge to review.

WARNING

Applies to

Jury questionnaire

For any “Yes” answer, provide an explanation and identify the question number; an additional sheet may be attached if more space is needed.

If you answered “Yes” to any questions on the front of the questionnaire, please use the space below to provide further explanation. Be sure to reference the question number you are responding to. If you need more space, you may attach an additional sheet of paper.

WARNING

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Written recommendations

The State may submit written recommendations before a hearing instead of appearing only if they address all required considerations, and the Court may still order the Prosecutor to appear.

The State may file recommendations in writing prior to the times of the hearing and in lieu of appearance, provided that those recommendations address all the above-mentioned considerations. The Court may order the Prosecutor to appear at any hearing, even if written recommendations have been filed.

WARNING

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

A person responding for a child who no longer lives at home, is away at college, or is stationed out of state in the military should explain the situation on the questionnaire and print and sign their name with their relationship to the child.

On the back of the questionnaire, in the additional information section please explain the situation and print and then sign your name at with the relationship that you are to the individual, i.e. mother or father.

WARNING

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

A juror whose name is incorrect or has changed should provide the corrected name and the name on the letter in the questionnaire’s designated lines.

Write new or corrected name on the name line on the questionnaire. Please put the name the letter was issued to (old or incorrected name) on the line provided on the questionnaire.

INFO

Applies to

Juror questionnaire

Additional information for the Court should be written in the questionnaire’s back section, with an extra page attached if more space is needed.

If there is anything else you would like the Court to know, please write it on the back portion of your questionnaire in the space provided. If you need more room to write, please attach an additional page.