Franklin Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Rules

Court officers and employees may not charge a fee for notarizing affidavits or other matters pertaining to the court’s civil or criminal business.

A cover sheet is unnecessary if the filing attorney’s office address and telephone number appear on the document.

In computing time to perform an act, exclude the first day and include the last, unless the last day is a Sunday or holiday, in which case exclude it and count the next day.

Summons must be served as required by Civil Rule 4, except in the specified proceedings with separate process requirements.

For a continuance request based on counsel being scheduled for another trial, the first-set case has priority, criminal trials take priority over civil trials, and other continuance requests are within the trial court’s discretion.

Each copy of an Order of Execution must show the filing attorney’s name at the bottom to be accepted by the Clerk.

At the pretrial conference, opposing counsel are to attempt to complete discovery and notify the court of the approximate time needed if trial is necessary.

The court decides whether to assign a motion for oral hearing, and counsel’s failure to appear may be deemed abandonment of the motion.

Fax filing is permitted for civil, criminal, and small-claims matters in this Court.