Conneaut Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Rules

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.

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.

A filer may not transmit service copies by fax.

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

Pleadings and other papers may be filed by fax at the stated number in criminal, traffic, civil, and small claims proceedings, subject to the rule’s conditions.

A deposit of at least the amount established by the Court must be made before a civil action or other proceeding is accepted for filing.

Court offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., except on weekends, legal holidays, and Good Friday; the Court may change these hours by order.

Opposing counsel must answer in like manner within 14 days thereafter.

A Statement of Claim must use the Court-prescribed form or another approved document.

A fax filing may not exceed 50 pages.