Medina County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

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.

Counsel shall make a timely and good faith effort to confer and agree to schedules for depositions. Unless otherwise permitted by the Court or agreed to by the parties, depositions must take place in Medina County.

Counsel must make every effort to resolve discovery disputes by agreement before filing court motions, although the court may appoint a special master and assign costs.

Counsel shall make every effort to resolve discovery disputes by agreement prior to filing motions with the Court. The Court reserves the right to appoint a special master to resolve discovery disputes and assign costs of said special master to the parties.