Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
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Pre-motion conference and letter requirements before filing motions, including sequential steps. This page is scoped to Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, General Division; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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Civil cases
The assigned judge is required to schedule pre-trial conferences.
8.0 The assigned judge shall schedule pre-trial conferences.
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Civil cases
Unless excused by the court, all trial counsel must attend pre-trial conferences with full authority and knowledge to address filing and response dates, discovery, further conferences, trial memoranda, settlement and ADR, and the trial date.
8.1 All trial counsel, unless excused by the court, shall attend the pre-trial conference(s) with full authority and knowledge to adequately represent the client in the following matters: (1) Agreement on the final date for filing any pleadings or motions and any necessary responses thereto; (2) Establish schedule for completion of discovery; (3) Establish schedule of pre-trial conferences; (4) Establish necessity for trial memoranda and date of submission; (5) Determination of settlement discussions and appropriate ADR options; (6) Establish a trial date.
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A request for oral argument on a motion is considered case by case and is granted only when oral argument will assist the Court.
Requests for oral arguments on motions will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will only be granted when oral argument will assist the Court in understanding the issues and/or arguments of counsel.
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Civil cases
Counsel for either party is permitted to request a pre-trial conference at any time.
8.2 Counsel for either party may apply for a pre-trial conference at any time.
Does Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, General Division require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?
Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, General Division rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. The assigned judge is required to schedule pre-trial conferences.
Judge Jason Nagel's rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. A request for oral argument on a motion is considered case by case and is granted only when oral argument will assist the Court.
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