Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Carl A. Aveni

Judge • Franklin County Court of Common Pleas

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Brief
15 pgs
Reply Brief
7 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Receivership Plan, Receiver Progress Report

  • Upon Filing

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Proposed New DatesReason For RequestProposed Rescheduled Date

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 361 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Motion

    Every civil or criminal motion must be accompanied by a brief stating its grounds and citing the authorities relied upon.

  • Applies to
    Court document
    Must include
    caption

    Every court document must identify filing counsel by name, Ohio Supreme Court attorney registration number, mailing address, email address, and telephone number.

  • Applies to
    Fee application

    A fee application submitted to the Court’s Finance Department must include a copy of the signed and filed Entry of Appointment.

Fees

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  • Applies to
    Fee application

    A fee application submitted more than 30 days after the case disposition date will have the requested fees reduced by 50%.

  • Fee
    $75
    Applies to
    Appointed counsel representation

    The hourly fee is $75 for time spent in court and $75 for time spent out of court for cases covered by R.C. 120.33(A)(3).

  • Applies to
    Appointed counsel representation

    Payment is limited to the maximum amounts applicable to Common Pleas–General Division courts in the incorporated Franklin County Board of Commissioners Resolution.

Filing Timing

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  • The evidentiary-material filing requirement does not extend the deadlines for opposition or reply briefs.

  • Assigning a summary judgment motion for oral argument does not change the time periods for serving and filing briefs and permitted evidentiary materials unless the trial judge specifically orders otherwise.

  • Summary judgment motions must be filed by the dispositive motion deadline in the Case Schedule, and a later filing requires leave of court granted only for good cause.

Service

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  • Service
    Court service

    The written status-conference order must be served on all counsel.

  • A final written pretrial order may be prepared by the Trial Judge and must be prepared at any party’s request, filed, and served on all counsel.

  • Applies to
    Cqe notification
    Service
    Mail

    The Probation Department may send CQE notifications to other courts or prosecutors by ordinary U.S. mail or electronically.

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