Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Scott Washam

Judge • Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas, General Division

Adjournments

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Communication

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Phone
(330) 424-7777
Email

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Scheduling

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas, General Division publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 179 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Docketing statement

    Each appellant and cross-appellant must file a fully completed, typed or legibly printed docketing statement with the notice of appeal or cross-appeal, with a time-stamped copy of the judgment attached.

  • Applies to
    Praecipe

    Each appellant and cross-appellant must file a praecipe with the applicable notice of appeal.

  • Applies to
    Praecipe

    Counsel cannot satisfy the praecipe requirements through oral direction.

Fees

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  • Normal filing fees and deposits must be paid by credit card when the electronic submission is processed.

  • The Clerk does not accept personal checks or other payment forms for electronic filing fees and deposits.

  • Applies to
    Security for costs

    An advance security-for-costs deposit is required before filing a civil case or proceeding.

Filing Timing

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  • The effective filing date and time of an electronically transmitted document are those stamped by the Clerk.

  • The Clerk receives electronic submissions continuously, 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

  • An electronic submission is deemed filed when the Clerk time-stamps it, using Eastern Standard Time regardless of the submitter's time zone.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Docketing statement

    The prosecuting party must serve the completed docketing statement on the opposing party together with the notice of appeal.

  • Applies to
    Docketing statement

    The trial court clerk must send the Court of Appeals a copy of the docketing statement together with the notice of appeal.

  • Applies to
    Praecipe

    The trial court clerk must send the Court of Appeals a copy of the praecipe together with the notice of appeal.

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