Lyndhurst Municipal Court, Ohio Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Reply or additional motion briefs may be filed only with leave of Court.

Reply or additional briefs upon motions may be filed only with leave of Court.

An oral hearing on objections will be granted only if specifically requested in writing and ordered by the Court.

No oral hearing will be granted unless specifically requested in writing and ordered by the Court.

Responses are due 14 days after service of a non-summary-judgment motion or 28 days after service of a summary-judgment motion, and a reply may be served and filed within 7 days after service of the response, unless the Court orders otherwise for responses.

Responses to a written motion, other than motions for summary judgment, shall be served and filed within fourteen (14) days after service of the motion unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Responses to motions for summary judgment shall be served and filed within twenty-eight (28) days after service of the motion unless otherwise ordered by the Court. A movant’s reply to a response to any written motion may be served and filed within seven (7) days after service of the response to the motion.

Motion oral argument is permitted only if a party applies in writing and the Court orders it.

Oral arguments of motions will be permitted only upon written application to and order by the Court.

A motion hearing will be granted only if the parties request one and the Court considers it necessary.

No oral hearings will be granted on motions unless the parties request such and the Court deems it necessary.

Civil motions are considered submitted after 14 days, or 28 days for summary judgment, unless time is extended; motions requiring immediate attention may be ruled on earlier.

All motions, other than motions for summary judgment, will be considered submitted at the end of the fourteen (14) day period unless the Court has extended the time. Motions for Summary Judgment will be considered submitted at the end of the twenty-eight (28) day period unless the Court has extended the time. Motions requiring immediate attention will be ruled on earlier.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, summary-judgment motions are heard without oral argument on briefs and Rule 56(C) materials within 45 days after service on the opposing party.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, motions for summary judgment shall be heard on briefs and other material authorized by Civil Rule 56(C) without oral argument within forty-five (45) days after service of the motion upon opposing party.

Civil opposition briefs are due 14 days after service of a non-summary-judgment motion or 28 days after service of a summary-judgment motion.

All briefs in opposition other than briefs in opposition to summary judgment, shall be filed and served within fourteen days after service of the motion. A brief in opposition to summary judgment shall be filed and served within twenty-eight days after service of the motion.