Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Documents due on a particular date must be uploaded and submitted by 3:50:00 p.m. local Cambridge, Ohio time.

3. Documents must be uploaded and submitted by 3:50:00 p.m. local observed time in Cambridge, Ohio on or before the date they are due.

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An e-filed document is considered filed when the Clerk accepts and time-stamps it.

The filing is considered filed when accepted by the Clerk and “time-stamped”.

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An accepted e-filing is deemed filed and receives an electronic stamp showing the submission date and time.

Upon acceptance, the submission shall be deemed filed and shall receive an electronic stamp that includes the date and time that the filer submitted the document to the Court’s e-File system.

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Documents submitted through the e-filing portal after 3:50 p.m. will not be reviewed by the Clerk’s Office until the next business day.

4. Documents submitted through the eFiling portal after 3:50:00 p.m. will not be reviewed by the Clerk’s Office until the next business day.

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When a system error prevents receipt, the court may permit filing nunc pro tunc upon satisfactory proof and may backdate the filing to the submission date.

If a submission is not received by the Court because of a System Error, the Court may, upon satisfactory proof, enter an order permitting the document to be filed nunc pro tunc to the date it was submitted.

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6. Documents that do not comply with the Rules of Practice cannot be accepted for filing.

Summary: Documents that do not comply with the Rules of Practice cannot be accepted for filing.

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If the submission is rejected, the document shall not become part of the Court record and the filer shall be required to re-submit the document after correcting deficiencies.

Summary: A rejected e-filing does not enter the court record and must be resubmitted after deficiencies are corrected.

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The Arbitration Commissioner shall make a note of the report and award on his docket; make a copy of the report and award; and file the original report and award in the court file through the Clerk of Courts' office where it shall be time stamped forthwith.

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The confirmation shall include the date and time of receipt and serve as proof of receipt.

Summary: The court’s e-File system provides a confirmation stating the date and time of receipt as proof of receipt.

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After Clerk review, a filer will receive notification from the Clerk that the submission has been accepted or rejected by the Clerk.

Summary: The Clerk will notify the filer whether an e-filing submission has been accepted or rejected after review.

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If no appeal is filed, the Arbitration Commissioner must present the report and award to the judge for entry of judgment immediately after the appeal period expires.

The Arbitration Commissioner shall bring the same to the attention of the Judge for entry of judgment immediately after the time for notice of appeal has expired if no appeal has been filed.

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Filing exceptions tolls the 30-day appeal period until the court determines the exceptions at a hearing.

(2) The filing of exceptions shall toll the running of the 30 day appeal period until a determination of the exceptions by the Court at a hearing.

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When an arbitration decision is rejected under R.C. Section 2711.12, pleadings must be amended and filed with the Clerk of Courts within 30 days.

If the decision of the arbitrators is rejected pursuant to R.C. Section 2711.12 pleadings shall be amended and filed with the Clerk of Courts within 30 days.

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Applies to

Order of sale

27.13 The Sheriff shall return the Order of Sale to this Court within sixty (60) days from the date of sale advising the Court that the sale was held with or without execution and showing the name and address of the successful bidder(s) and the amount of the bid.

Summary: The Sheriff must return the Order of Sale to the court within 60 days after the sale and provide the sale result, successful bidders' names and addresses, and bid amount.

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Within 30 days after the hearing, the Chairman of the Board of Arbitration shall return the Court file together with the report and award of the Board to the Arbitration Commissioner who shall upon delivery of the same give to the Chairman a receipt for the return of the file and of the report and award.

Summary: Within 30 days after the hearing, the Board chairman must return the court file, report, and award to the Arbitration Commissioner.

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(1) Any party may file exceptions with the Clerk of Courts through the office of the Arbitration Commission from the decision of the Board of Arbitration within 30 days from the filing of the report and award

Summary: A party may file exceptions from the Board of Arbitration decision within 30 days after the report and award are filed.