Lima Municipal Court, Ohio Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

v. If appropriate, the Court will make an entry indicating that the document was filed in error and the filing party will be advised if the document needs to be re-filed. (C) As soon as practicable, the Clerk of Court shall notify the filer of the error and inform the filer if the document needs to be re-filed.

v. If appropriate, the Court will make an entry indicating that the document was filed in error and the filing party will be advised if the document needs to be re-filed. (C) As soon as practicable, the Clerk of Court shall notify the filer of the error and inform the filer if the document needs to be re-filed.

CRITICAL

Contact

Email to clerk

The Court and Clerk may send assignment notices by email to the party-provided address; those notices count for all purposes, and the party is accountable for the resulting appearances.

The Court and Clerk may send notices to the e-mail address provided by a party. That notice shall be considered Notice for all purposes, including pre-trials, motion hearings, trials, and pleas. The party shall be held accountable for appearances accordingly.

CRITICAL

Debtors with active trusteeships must immediately notify the clerk of changes in work status or personal address.

Debtors with active trusteeships must immediately notify the clerk of any change in work status or personal address;

CRITICAL

A party must submit any address, telephone, or email change in writing to the Clerk of Court.

Any change of a party’s address, phone number, or email must be submitted in writing to the Clerk of Court, Lima Municipal Court, 109 N. Union Street, Lima, Ohio 45801.

WARNING

The party is solely responsible for providing changes to the email address used for assignment notices.

It is the sole responsibility of the party to provide any change of e-mail address to which assignment notices are sent.

WARNING

As soon as possible after discovering an error, the filing party should contact the Clerk with the case number and document number for the requested correction.

iv. As soon as possible, after the error has been discovered, the filing party should contact the Clerk of Court’s Office with the case number and document number for which the correction is being requested.

WARNING

Counsel and unrepresented parties must inform the Court of extraordinary circumstances that would make standard deadlines substantively unjust.

They are, also, to inform the Court of extraordinary circumstances which would cause the standard deadlines to work a substantive injustice to their clients or themselves.

WARNING

Attorneys on the appointed counsel list must notify the Court of changes to their contact information or attorney status.

Attorneys on the appointed counsel list are required to notify the Court of any changes in contact information or attorney status.

WARNING

An attorney seeking removal from the appointed counsel list must notify the Court Administrator in writing.

Attorneys desiring to be removed from the appointed counsel list shall notify the Court Administrator in writing.

INFO

Anyone may examine public case records and may arrange to view them with the Clerk during business hours, subject to the Clerk’s reasonable regulations.

Any person may examine the PUBLIC records of any case filed in the Lima Municipal Court. Arrangements for the viewing of public records may be made with the Clerk of Court during business hours under the reasonable regulations developed by the Clerk to preserve the integrity of those documents and the orderly operation of the Clerk's Office.

INFO

Fax filers are urged to verify receipt with the Clerk using available technological means, including the Court’s website.

Anyone using facsimile filing is urged to verify receipt of such filing by the Clerk of Court through whatever technological means are available, including checking the Court’s website.