Hamilton Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

An accepted fax filing is deemed filed when the Clerk time-stamps receipt, not when the fax is transmitted.

All documents sent by fax and accepted for filing shall be considered filed with the Clerk of Courts as of the date and time the Clerk time-stamps the document received, as opposed to the date and time of the fax transmission.

CRITICAL

Opposing counsel must submit the proposed findings to the Court within 10 days after receipt, including any objections and counterproposals in writing.

Within ten (10) days after its receipt by the opposing counsel, the proposed findings shall be submitted to the Court with objections and counter proposals, if any, in writing; however, only those findings of fact and conclusions of law made by the Judge or Magistrate shall form part of the record.

CRITICAL

Unless a motion to the contrary is filed, the pending action will be dismissed after 180 days.

Unless motion to the contrary is filed, the pending action will be dismissed after one hundred eighty (180) days.

CRITICAL

In non-magistrate cases, a party must make a motion within 10 days after the findings are filed to seek amended or additional findings or a corresponding judgment amendment.

In non-magistrate cases and upon motions of a party made within ten (10) days after filing of the findings, the Judge may amend the findings, make additional findings and may amend the judgment accordingly.

CRITICAL

Proposed jury instructions must be filed at least seven days before trial, unless the Court orders otherwise.

(D) All parties desiring specific jury instructions shall, at least seven (7) days prior to trial, file the proposed jury instruction with the Court and serve the same upon opposing counsel unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

When directed by the Court, prevailing counsel must prepare a judgment entry within 10 days, unless the Court extends the time.

When ordered or directed by the Court, counsel for the party in whose favor an entry, order, judgment or decree is entered in a civil cause shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, unless the time be extended by the Court, prepare a proper judgment entry and submit the same to counsel for the opposite party who shall approve or reject the same within three (3) days after it is received by him and may, in case of rejection, file objections thereto in writing with the court.

CRITICAL

When a request for finding of fact and conclusions of law is made, the Judge or Magistrate may direct the party making the written request to prepare, within five (5) days, proposed finding of fact and conclusions of law and submit them to the opposing counsel.

When a request for finding of fact and conclusions of law is made, the Judge or Magistrate may direct the party making the written request to prepare, within five (5) days, proposed finding of fact and conclusions of law and submit them to the opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

A party opposing mediation or the appointed mediator must file a written objection within seven days after receiving notice of the Mediation Order.

(C) Any party opposed to the mediation or the mediator appointed by the Court must file a written objection with the Court within seven (7) days of receiving notice of the Mediation Order. Said motion shall state and explain the grounds for said objection.

CRITICAL

The Ohio Civil Rule 58 judgment entry must be journalized within 30 days of the verdict, decree, or decision.

The judgment entry specified in Ohio Civil Rule 58 shall be journalized within thirty (30) days of the verdict, decree or decision.

CRITICAL

The stipulation of dismissal or other proper entry must be filed within 30 days after settlement of a trial-set case.

(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

Motions must be filed within the deadlines set by the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Motions must be filed within the time limits established by the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure.

WARNING

A party may seek to appear by telephone at a hearing other than trial by filing a motion at least three days beforehand, after timely notice to the other parties and if they do not object; the Court may deny the request as inappropriate.

Any party can file a motion to make an appearance at any hearing other than trial by telephone conference, if said motion is made at least three (3) days before the scheduled hearing, and the other party or parties are notified of this request at least three (3) days before the scheduled hearing, and the other party or parties do not object to conducting the hearing over the telephone. The Judge or Magistrate may deny any such request where the Court deems it is not appropriate.