Judge Nicholas A. Iarocci

Applies to

Continuance motion

Must include

proposed order

A continuance motion must include a supporting brief stating the reasons for the request and a proposed judgment entry for the Court’s review and approval.

Applies to

Continuance motion

If the opposing party gives verbal consent, the continuance motion must note that consent in its body.

Applies to

Fax filed signed document

A party fax-filing a signed document must send either the signed source document or an unsigned copy marked “/s/” followed by the signer’s name where the signature appears.

For a fax filing missing the required cover-page information, the clerk may file it or place it in the failed-fax file; in the latter case it is not filed.

Deadline

5 court days

Unless the court orders otherwise, each missing exhibit must be filed separately within five court days after the faxed document is filed; failure may result in the document or exhibit being stricken.

An accepted fax filing is deemed filed when the clerk time-stamps receipt, not when the fax was transmitted.

A filer may not transmit service copies by fax.

Applies to

Separately filed exhibit

The separately filed exhibit must be signed and served according to the court’s rules governing signing and service of pleadings.

Applies to

Summons

Summons must be served in accordance with the Ohio Rules of Procedure.

The party requesting a continuance must obtain the opposing party’s written or verbal consent.

A continuance motion must be submitted in writing at least seven days before the hearing and include a supporting brief explaining the reasons and a proposed judgment entry.

A continuance request not ruled on by the hearing date is considered denied.