Euclid Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Money damages claim

Claims for money damages in forcible-entry-and-detainer cases must be filed as separate civil actions and assessed a separate filing fee.

Claims for money damages shall be filed as separate civil actions and shall be assessed a separate filing fee.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Affidavit in aid of execution

The statutory fee for each garnishee must accompany the affidavit.

The garnishee fee as required by statute per garnishee shall accompany the affidavit.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Action or proceeding

Filing fees set by the Court's schedule are required, but costs are waived if indigency is found after the required affidavit is reviewed by a Judge or Magistrate.

No action or proceeding shall be accepted for filing by the Clerk of Court without the required filing fee stated by this Court in its schedule of costs, previously ordered by journal entry. Upon representation of indigency by a party, the Clerk of Court shall have the party complete an affidavit of indigency which will be forwarded to the Judge or Magistrate to determine if indigency exists. If indigency is found, then the costs shall be waived.

CRITICAL

When a bailiff performs property-related services, a deposit must cover probable charges, and seized property need not be released until the Court approves and the charges are paid.

In cases where it becomes necessary for the bailiff to perform services in connection with property, the bailiff shall require a deposit sufficient to secure the probable charges in each case. Any reasonable charges, wher approved by the Court, shall be taxed as costs of the action and any property seized under any writ or process of the Court need not be released until said charges are approved and paid.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Affidavit in aid of execution

The deposit required by the Court’s fee schedule must be paid to the Clerk when the affidavit is filed.

The deposit required by the Court schedule of fees and deposits, shall be made with the Clerk at the time of filing the affidavit.

CRITICAL

Applies to

New filing or proceeding

When a judgment for cost appears against a party unsatisfied, the Clerk may refuse to accept any new filing or proceeding instituted by such party, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, without first making payments to the Clerk of such unpaid costs.

When a judgment for cost appears against a party unsatisfied, the Clerk may refuse to accept any new filing or proceeding instituted by such party, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, without first making payments to the Clerk of such unpaid costs.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Satisfaction of judgment

A satisfaction of judgment may not be entered unless all Court costs have been paid.

No satisfaction of judgment shall be entered by the Clerk of Court, unless all Court costs have been paid.

CRITICAL

Deposits and advance fee or cost payments may be returned only by court order, within thirty after the case concludes, on the posting party's motion.

Deposits and advance payments of fees and costs shall be returned only by order of the Court within thirty (30) after the case has concluded upon motion of the posting party.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Fax filing

A fax document requiring a filing fee will not be accepted until Court costs have been paid.

I. No document filed by facsimile that requires a filing fee shall be accepted by the Clerk for filing until Court costs have been paid.

INFO

Applies to

Fax filing

No additional fee is assessed for fax filings.

(2). No additional fee shall be assessed for facsimile filings.

CRITICAL

Fee

$975

A civil jury demand requires a $975 deposit when filed, unless indigency is found or the Court orders otherwise; failure to pay timely waives a jury trial.

Any party demanding a jury in a civil case shall be required to make an advance deposit as required by law and fixed by the Court in the sum of nine hundred seventy-five dollars ($975); except upon a finding of indigency. The deposit shall be paid upon filing the jury demand, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. The failure to timely make the deposit as required by court order or these Local Rules shall be deemed a waiver of the right to a trial by jury.