Knox County Court of Common Pleas, General and Domestic Relations Division Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Communications between the Judge and jury panel during the specified period must be in writing or on the record in open court, and counsel must be informed and given an opportunity to be heard.

(C) All communications between the Judge and members of the jury panel from the time of reporting to the courtroom for voir dire until dismissal shall be in writing or on the record in open court. Counsel for each party shall be informed of such communication and given the opportunity to be heard.

CRITICAL

The recipient must contact the parenting coordinator within five days to confirm receipt of the notice and attendance at the session.

WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS, CONTACT THE PARENTING COORDINATOR AT _____ (between the hours of _____ AM and _____ PM, Monday through Friday) TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER AND YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE PARENTING COORDINATION SESSION.

CRITICAL

Upon discovering a conflict of interest arising from a relationship or activity involving the case, the custody evaluator must notify the court in writing.

Did not, upon discovery, notify the court in writing of any conflicts of interest arising from any relationship or activity with parties or others involved in the case.

CRITICAL

The Clerk must notify the Court of any service failure involving a pleading or motion with an oral hearing date.

The Clerk shall notify the Court of any failure of service of any pleading or motion that has an oral hearing date.

CRITICAL

Parties requesting a jury trial must notify the Assignment Commissioner of a settlement or dismissal at least two court days before the jury-trial date.

8.02 The party/parties requesting a jury trial shall notify the Assignment Commissioner not less than two court days in advance of the jury trial date of the settlement or dismissal of the case.

CRITICAL

Custody evaluators must refrain from ex parte communications with the court about the merits of the case.

Did not refrain from any ex parte communications with the court regarding the merits of the case.

CRITICAL

Hearing times and dates must be obtained from the Court.

All hearing times and dates shall be obtained from the Court.

CRITICAL

A parenting coordinator must not communicate ex parte with the Court about substantive matters or the merits of the case.

A parenting coordinator shall have no ex parte communications with the Court regarding substantive matters or issues on the merits of the case.

CRITICAL

The Prosecuting Attorney must promptly notify the Court if the Defendant is removed from or successfully completes the diversion program.

- 2. The Prosecuting Attorney shall notify the Court promptly if the Defendant is removed from the program, or successfully completes the program.

WARNING

The filing party must contact the Clerk's office to confirm that the withdrawal order was entered.

the filing party must contact the Clerk's office to confirm that an order has been entered withdrawing the property from sale.

WARNINGCriminal cases

If the offense is screened as eligible, defense counsel is directed to contact the Court's Chief Probation Officer, who serves as Diversion Director.

If so, defense counsel will be directed to contact the Court's Chief Probation Officer, who serves as the Diversion Director.

WARNING

Failure to notify the Assignment Commissioner of settlement or dismissal results in specified jury-panel and other costs being assessed against the party making the jury demand.

Failure to notify the Assignment Commissioner shall result in assessment of costs for the jury panel, any court reporter costs in excess of those charged as costs in the case, and any other costs against the party/parties making the jury demand.

WARNING

Parties and other interested persons seeking trial transcripts are referred to the Court Reporter; the Clerk must not permit them to copy or remove transcripts from the file.

The Clerk shall not permit any party or any person to make a copy of or remove trial transcripts from a file. Attorneys, parties to the action, or other interested parties shall be referred to the Court Reporter of the Court in which the case is pending or in which the case was tried.

WARNING

The Clerk of Court will not accept a change-of-address notice by telephone, email, or fax.

The Clerk of Court shall not accept a change of address via telephone, email or fax.

WARNING

A parenting coordinator must notify the Court and parties about steps taken to resolve a conflict and seek the Court’s direction if unable to resolve it.

Upon becoming aware of any actual or apparent conflict of interest, a parenting coordinator shall notify the Court and the parties of the action taken to resolve the conflict and, if unable to do so, seek the direction of the Court.

WARNING

The recipient must immediately contact the parenting coordinator about violence, safety concerns, concerns about being in the same room as the opposing party, questions about the process, or a settlement reached before the session.

Contact the parenting coordinator immediately if: 1) there have been issues of violence; 2) you are concerned about your safety; 3) you are concerned about being in the same room with the opposing party; 4) you have any questions concerning the parenting coordination process; and/or 5) you have settled this matter prior to the parenting coordination session.

WARNING

A parenting coordinator must promptly notify the Court of grounds for disqualification or issues affecting the ability to serve, including adverse activities.

A parenting coordinator shall meet the qualifications for parenting coordinators for this court and promptly notify the Court of any grounds for disqualification or any issues affecting the ability to serve by including but not limited to: reporting to the Court any activity, criminal or otherwise, that would adversely affect the parenting coordinator's ability to perform the functions of a parenting coordinator.

WARNING

A parenting coordinator must notify the Court of changes to the contact information listed in the resume.

notify the Court of any changes to name, address, telephone number, and electronic mail address contained in the resume.

WARNING

A party requesting a jury trial must notify the Assignment Commissioner of settlement or dismissal at least two court days before the jury-trial date.

The party/parties requesting a jury trial shall notify the Assignment Commissioner not less than two court days in advance of the jury trial date of the settlement or dismissal of the case.

WARNING

If mediation results in an agreement on any issues, the parties or their attorneys must notify the Court when mediation concludes.

The parties or their attorneys shall notify the Court upon the conclusion of mediation if the parties have reached an agreement on all or some issues.

WARNINGCriminal cases

The Prosecuting Attorney must promptly notify the Court if the Defendant is removed from or successfully completes the diversion program.

The Prosecuting Attorney shall notify the Court promptly if the Defendant is removed from the program, or successfully completes the program.

INFO

Contact

Phone

Phone

740-393-6777 Option 4

After consulting the Rules, you may contact the Court Administrator by phone with questions.

If, after consulting the Rules, you still have questions, you may contact the Court Administrator at 740-393-6777 Option 4 or at shelbirobbins@co.knox.oh.us.org.

INFO

Contact

Email

You may email the Court Administrator with questions about parenting coordination or to request the list of parenting coordinators.

The parenting coordination rule and forms are available on the Court's website. You may also contact The Court Administrator at shelbirobbins@co.knox.oh.us with any questions regarding the parenting coordination process and for the list of parenting coordinators.