Conneaut Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

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.

No civil action or other proceeding shall be accepted for filing by the Clerk of the Court unless there is first deposited with the Clerk a sum not less than that amount which is established by the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Statement of claim or counterclaim

Filing fees for an original or intervening Statement of Claim and any Counterclaim are listed in the attached Schedule.

The fees for the filing of the original or intervening Statement of Claim and any Counterclaim are noted on the attached Schedule.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Trusteeship application

A debtor seeking a trusteeship must pay the filing fee in full.

In order for a debtor to qualify for a trusteeship with the Court, the debtor must submit a payroll check stub or payroll statement of earnings and pay in full the filing fee.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury demand

A jury demand in a civil action must include the Court-established payment deposit, which the Court may waive in its exclusive discretion only for indigency.

A jury demand in any civil action before the Court must be accompanied by a payment deposit as established by the Court, unless waived by the Court in its own exclusive discretion for indigency reasons only.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Fax filing

A fax filing that requires a fee will not be accepted until costs and fees are paid; payment may be made by credit or debit card or through an escrow account with the clerk.

4.19. No document filed by facsimile that requires a filing fee shall be accepted by the Clerk for filing until court cost and fees have been paid. Court cost and fees may be paid by credit or debit cards or through an escrow account established with the Clerk. The forms necessary for the authorization of payment by credit card or escrow account shall be available at the Clerk’s office during normal business hours.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transfer to regular docket

The required costs and filing fees must be paid in full before a small-claims action can be transferred to the regular docket.

Upon filing of motion and affidavit, as required by the Ohio Revised Section 1925.10, and upon payment of the required cost, the small claims action will be transferred to the regular docket. No transfer will be granted until the filing fees are paid in full.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury trial demand

A jury-trial demand must include the advance-cost deposit required by the Court’s local rules.

Such demand for jury trial must be accompanied by a deposit of advance costs as required by local rules of the Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Proceedings in aid of execution

For an unrepresented party, assistance with proceedings in aid of execution is provided upon payment of court costs.

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 1925.13 and where a party is not represented by counsel, the court, upon payment of court costs, shall explain to the party and assist the party in the preparation and filing of, and supply the party with any necessary forms for, proceedings in aid of execution to collect and enforce judgments.

WARNING

Applies to

Service by publication

The plaintiff is responsible for publication costs and must arrange payment directly with the publisher, without a court-assessed publication cost or advance deposit to the Court; lawful recovery of those costs remains possible in an appropriate case.

The Clerk shall notify the publisher that the payment of the costs of the publication shall be the responsibility of the plaintiff. Payment arrangements shall be made directly by the plaintiff with the publisher without the Court assessing the publication costs as costs of suit or without the requirement of an advanced deposit by the plaintiff to the Court for payment of the publication costs. Nothing in this Rule shall prevent a party from recovering the costs of publication as damages or court costs in an appropriate case pursuant to law.

INFO

The Court may waive advance or accrued costs if the plaintiff provides a sworn statement or other satisfactory evidence of inability to pay.

The Court may waive the pre-payment of costs or the payment of costs that have accrued during this action upon the sworn statement of the plaintiff or upon other satisfactory evidence of his or her inability to pay such costs.

INFO

Applies to

Fax filing

No additional fee is assessed for filing by fax.

4.20. No additional fee shall be assessed for facsimile filings.