Medina County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Rules

The preliminary judicial report must describe the property’s record title, but need not include previously recorded easements, restrictions, setback lines, declarations, conditions, covenants, reservations, or rights-of-way.

The applicant must sign a certification acknowledging that they have read and understand the qualifications required for appointment of counsel.

A filing's date and time are determined from the timestamp placed on the document by the Clerk for calculating time under the cited rules.

Any appeal from a maximum sentence must be filed within 30 days after sentencing.

A party must promptly file a written continuance motion stating the reason once the party becomes aware that a continuance is necessary.

The Clerk will not serve other pleadings or documents without accompanying Instructions for Service, which are available on the Clerk of Courts website.

A party initiating a civil action unable to provide security for costs must file a poverty affidavit with the complaint, and cost collection is postponed until termination.

Original documents submitted for filing must not be stapled.

The Court permits electronic filing of documents with the Medina County Clerk of Courts under an Administrative Order implementing Civ.R. 5(E).

Counsel must timely and good-faith confer and agree on deposition schedules, and depositions ordinarily must take place in Medina County unless the court permits or the parties agree otherwise.

Parties must omit or partially redact specified personal identifiers from all filed documents and exhibits unless the Court orders otherwise, including limiting Social Security and financial account numbers to the last four digits, using only minors' initials, using only a birth year, and redacting victim identifiers upon a qualifying written request.

Supporting and opposing memoranda, including administrative appeals, are limited to 15 pages excluding supporting documents unless leave of Court is first obtained.

Copies of motions filed with the Clerk of Courts must not be delivered to the assigned judge.