Meigs County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Filing Rules

A $60 security deposit is required to initiate a civil action, except in domestic-relations cases.

Requests for permission to record or photograph a courtroom session must be submitted to the judge in writing as far in advance as reasonably practical, and no later than 24 hours beforehand unless the judge permits otherwise.

A true copy of each subsequent pleading, motion, or other paper filed in a case must be served as provided by law.

When no other law or rule sets the time, a pleading or amended pleading must be filed by the fourteenth day after the entry requiring or granting leave, unless the entry specifies another time and the Judge approves it.

Filing a motion for continuance earlier increases the likelihood that it will be granted.

Evidence of title becomes part of the case file and may be sealed upon counsel’s request and an order of the court.

A complaint must leave at least three inches blank at the top of its first page for the Clerk of Courts' endorsement.

The court is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Ohio-authorized members of the bar may fax qualifying pleadings and papers filed after the original complaint, but fax filings must go through the Clerk’s fax equipment and not directly to the Court.

File-stamped copies of all motions, memorandums, and briefs must also be presented to the Court for its personal file.

The opposing party may file an answer brief by the fourteenth day after the motion is filed, and the moving party may file a reply by the twenty-first calendar day after filing; after that, the motion is submitted for non-oral hearing.

Fax-filed documents may not exceed 20 pages unless the Court approves a longer document.