Judge Michelle G. Miller

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Agreement or stipulation

Agreements and stipulations in civil or domestic cases must be written and signed; those made in open court must also be executed by counsel and the parties and filed with the Clerk to be recognized in a later dispute.

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Agreement

In domestic relations cases, an agreement concerning a pending motion must be made in open court with the parties present to acknowledge it on the record, then written, executed, approved, and filed for Court approval, unless the Court orders otherwise.

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Proof of payment

After paying publication costs, the party obtaining publication must file proof of payment with the Clerk before further proceedings.

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Pleading

Service

Personal service

A pleading requesting personal service on an opposing or newly added party must include a deposit set by the applicable authority to secure the reasonable cost of service.

Service

Personal service

The party requesting personal service by a process server other than the Jefferson County Sheriff must pay the entire cost.

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Motion

Motions filed after the original complaint must be served as provided by Rule 5 of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure.

The substitution of counsel must be filed at the time of the attorney’s move, and the newly designated counsel’s entry of appearance must be filed simultaneously.

A motion may not be filed within 28 days of the assigned trial date without the Trial Judge’s leave; the Judge may set the briefing and submission schedule when granting leave.

An order, judgment, or decree must be submitted to the issuing court within 14 days after it is rendered.

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Copy request

A requester must provide security for copy-reproduction costs, unless the requester has filed a poverty affidavit.

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Pleading

The Clerk determines costs for original pleadings in civil or domestic proceedings and requires an advance deposit or security before accepting a pleading or other document for filing.

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Publication

The party seeking publication must ascertain the publication costs from the publisher and pay them directly to the publisher in advance.