Hamilton Municipal Court, Ohio Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

A debtor must notify the Clerk whenever the debtor’s address or employment changes.

6. Debtor must at all times notify the Clerk of any change of address or change in employment.

CRITICAL

When a trial-set case settles, trial counsel must immediately notify the Court.

(C) If a case set for trial is settled, the trial counsel shall immediately notify the Court and thereafter, as provided by these rules, file a stipulation of dismissal or other proper entry within 30 days or the case may be dismissed for want of prosecution.

CRITICAL

Judge-juror communications must be written or placed on the open-court record, counsel for both parties must be informed, and counsel, parties, and witnesses may not contact the jury.

(G) From the time of reporting to the Court through the completion of the case any and all communications between the Judge and member of the jury shall be in writing or placed on the records in open Court. The counsel for both parties shall be informed of any communications. Under no circumstances shall counsel, either party, or any witnesses, have any contact with the jury.

WARNING

The Clerk need not acknowledge a fax filing, the sender bears transmission risk, and filers are urged to verify receipt through available technological means.

The Clerk of Courts need not acknowledge receipt of fax filing. The risk of transmitting a document by fax to the Clerk of Courts shall be borne entirely by the sending party. Anyone using facsimile filing is urged to verify receipt of such filing by the Clerk of Court through whatever technoligical means are available.

WARNING

Prospective jurors must direct questions and communications to assigned personnel for instruction.

(F) All prospective jurors shall be placed under the supervision of assigned personnel and shall direct any questions or communications to such personnel for appropriate instruction.