Morrow County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Filing Rules

The Clerk of Courts must file a receipt documenting completed fingerprinting or photographing.

No civil action or documents regarding such shall be accepted for filing by the Clerk of Courts, unless the party or parties shall have first deposited a sum of money to secure the payment of costs. If the costs are not paid at the termination of the litigation, any deposits for costs shall be applied by the Clerk to the unpaid costs.

Documents filed electronically must be served in accordance with Ohio Civil Rule 5 and Ohio Criminal Rule 49.

Counsel is exclusively responsible for filing an attorney-fee application and its accompanying documents in a timely manner.

Certain post-initiating documents may be filed by email if they are under 26 pages and require no security deposit; the Clerk’s printed copy and its signature are accepted as originals, and no further copies need be provided after acceptance and filing.

An electronically submitted document is considered signed if it includes an electronic signature in one of the two specified forms.

A continuance requires either a written motion with a memorandum stating its basis or an oral motion in court with opposing counsel and/or parties present.

The attorney or party filing attachments or exhibits in multiple parts should advise the clerk as to which pleading, motion, or memorandum the attachments or exhibits belong with by stating so in the comment field of the e- filing system.

Juvenile Probation files, including the Family History, are confidential and may not be made public; attorneys or interested parties may inspect them only by leave of the Court.

In order to provide for the more efficient operations of the Morrow County Court of Common Pleas, the parties to all actions who file documents such as Motions, Memorandums, Memorandums Contra, and other such pleadings, which require action by a Judge or Magistrate, 20 shall provide a courtesy copy of the document(s) to the

Unless otherwise ordered, motions are considered at a non-oral hearing on the date set by the Judge or Magistrate, and the order may also set filing and service dates for memoranda contra and replies.

Memoranda in support or contra are limited to 25 pages, excluding supporting documents; reply memoranda are limited to 12 pages and restricted to rebuttal.