Judge Jeffrey D. Adler

Fee

25

Applies to

Continuance motion

A motion for continuance must be accompanied by a $25 filing fee, subject to an exigent-circumstances exception that is incomplete in the provided text.

Fee

25

Applies to

Continuance

No $25 continuance fee is owed when counsel has a conflicting trial or hearing in another Ohio court on the same date.

Applies to

Document

The clerk will not accept a document for filing without a filing fee or security for costs unless the court directs otherwise in writing.

Applies to

Jury trial demand

Jury-trial demands in civil and criminal cases must be written; civil demands must also include the deposit specified in the cost structure.

Applies to

Final judgment

A judgment entry that finalizes a case must specify how costs are to be applied.

Applies to

Motion for continuance

A motion for continuance must include a proposed judgment entry with the time and date left blank.

When a complaint includes a forcible-entry-and-detainer count, the clerk must set that count within the time prescribed by law and set the breach-of-contract count more than 30 days afterward.

A jury-trial demand in a forcible-entry-and-detainer case must be filed at least three days before trial.

A small-claim hearing must be set between 15 and 40 days after filing.

Service

Publication

Publication in the Legal News or on the court website constitutes complete notice to counsel of case assignments, and counsel must appear with the client at the published date and time even if no oral or mail notice is provided.

Ordinary mail service of written notice, or telephone notice when ordered by the court, is sufficient to require a self-represented litigant to appear.

Applies to

Small claim complaint

Each party is to be served with the small-claim complaint and a summons stating the hearing date and time.