Judge Robert C. White
Judge • Elyria Municipal Court, Ohio
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideElyria Municipal Court, Ohio publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 293 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Fees
All 194The Judges establish civil and criminal fees and costs in accordance with Ohio law, and the Clerk publishes the schedules and makes them available upon request.
- Applies to
- Pleading, motion, demand, or other document related to an action or proceeding
A filing fee must be deposited before the Clerk accepts a covered filing, unless the filer is indigent and deposits an affidavit of indigence.
- Applies to
- Electronically filed document requiring a filing fee
A fee-required electronic filing may be rejected unless the fee is paid before transmission through an approved method or a motion to waive prepayment based on indigency is filed before or with the transmission.
Filing Requirements
All 36- Applies to
- Satisfaction
A judgment satisfaction may be entered after the judgment creditor files a journal entry or other written communication indicating satisfaction and a Judge or Magistrate approves the entry.
- Applies to
- Affidavit of indigence
No pleading, motion, demand, or other document related to an action or proceeding shall be accepted for filing by the Clerk of this Court unless there first shall be deposited the filing fee required by this Court or, if indigent, an affidavit of indigence.
- Applies to
- Courtroom recording permission request
Requests for permission to broadcast, record, photograph or televise in the courtroom shall be in writing on a form prescribed by this Court to the Judge to whom the case is assigned as far in advance as reasonably practical, but in no event later than one-half (1/2) hour prior to the courtroom session to be broadcast or photographed unless otherwise permitted by the Judge.
Service
All 19Cases with incomplete service within six months of filing shall be dismissed.
- Service
- Electronic service
If possible, serve copies of electronically transmitted filings by electronic transmission; the Court may also send notices electronically.
- Service
- Electronic service
Electronic service requires the recipient’s consent, which is automatically indicated by the recipient’s prior electronic filing or transmission in the same action.
Filing Timing
All 14Permission requests must be made as far in advance as reasonably practical and no later than one-half hour before the session, unless the Judge permits otherwise.
Papers transmitted in violation of the provision will not be accepted for filing.
Transmissions received on a weekend or legal holiday, or after 4:30 p.m. on a business day, are considered filed on the next business day.
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