Huron County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICAL

For a pretrial motion without an oral hearing request, the moving party must note that it is scheduled for non-oral hearing and schedule it under Local Rule 25.01(C).

If the moving party is not requesting an oral hearing on a pretrial motion, the moving party shall note that the matter is scheduled for non-oral hearing and shall schedule the non-oral hearing in accordance with Local Rule 25.01(C).

CRITICAL

All other criminal motions must be scheduled for an oral hearing by calling the Assignment Commissioner to obtain a date and time.

All other motions in criminal cases shall be scheduled for an oral hearing by calling the Assignment Commissioner to obtain a date on time.

CRITICAL

For a motion to suppress evidence, the hearing must be scheduled in advance, and the moving party must obtain a hearing date and time from the Assignment Commissioner before filing.

A hearing on a Motion to Suppress Evidence shall be scheduled in advance with the Court in order to allow sufficient time for the hearing. Before filing a motion the moving party shall obtain a hearing date and time from the Assignment Commissioner

CRITICAL

Emergent motions may be heard ex parte only upon a showing of extraordinary hardship from delay, and the Court may require a bond in appropriate cases.

Such motions will be heard ex parte only upon a showing that an extraordinary hardship will result to the moving party by any delay in the proceeding and in appropriate cases a bond will be required.

CRITICAL

The moving party must schedule pretrial motions for oral or non-oral hearing, except motions for oral hearing on temporary orders.

Pretrial motions, other than motions for oral hearing on temporary orders, shall be scheduled for oral or non-oral hearing by the moving party.

CRITICAL

A party may not argue at an oral hearing unless the party has complied with the briefing schedule for non-oral hearing motions.

A party will not be permitted to argue at the oral hearing unless he has complied with the briefing schedule for non-oral hearing motions.

CRITICAL

The oral-hearing schedule must conform to the non-oral-hearing schedule so the parties retain the same briefing schedule.

The scheduling of the oral hearing shall conform to the scheduling of the non-oral hearing in order to permit the parties to have the same briefing schedule.

WARNING

For an oral hearing on a pretrial motion, the moving party must request a hearing date and time from the Assignment Commissioner.

If the moving party is requesting an oral hearing on a pretrial motion, the moving party will request a date and time for oral hearing from the Assignment Commissioner.

WARNING

Counsel should, as a courtesy, orally notify opposing counsel and seek consent before requesting an extension, but consent is neither automatic grounds for granting nor a prerequisite to grant.

As a courtesy to opposing counsel, counsel requesting the rule day extension should orally notify opposing counsel, obtain consent thereto and, if consent is granted, note the same on the motion. Motion for leave will not be granted automatically by accommodation, nor denied automatically because consent of opposing counsel is not obtained.

WARNING

Emergent-matter hearings are non-oral and based on written materials unless the Court grants a requested oral hearing or orders one.

Hearings will be non-oral hearings on affidavits, depositions, exhibits and documentation unless an oral hearing is requested and granted or ordered by the Court.

INFO

The Court may limit the time allowed for oral argument in its discretion.

The Court may, in its discretion, limit the time allowed for oral argument.

INFO

The Court may, in its discretion, schedule a motion for oral hearing on the responding party’s application or on its own motion.

Upon application of the responding party or upon the Court’s own motion, the Court in its discretion may schedule the motion for oral hearing.