Morrow County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

If the parties cannot reach agreement, the mediator must contact the Assignment Commissioner to obtain a status hearing date, with all parties present.

If parties are unable to enter into an agreement, the mediator, with all of the parties present, shall contact the Assignment Commissioner to obtain a status hearing date.

CRITICALCivil cases

Guardian ad Litems must notify the Court of changes to their status, address, or telephone number.

All Guardian Ad Litems shall notify the court of changes in their status, address or telephone number.

CRITICALCivil cases

A guardian appointed by the Court must notify the Court of an address change for the guardian or ward within 30 days.

A guardian appointed by this Court shall inform the Court as to any change of address of the guardian or the ward. This notification must be made within thirty (30) days of the address change.

CRITICAL

Parties or their counsel must notify the Court of contested matters within 30 days after service of the summons.

In the event there are contested matters, the parties or their counsel shall notify the Court of that fact within 30 days from date of summons being served, at which time the Assignment Commissioner shall schedule the matter as contested (See Local Rule DR-3)

CRITICAL

Counsel and parties must appear at the assigned time, and an unavoidably delayed counsel or party must notify the judge or magistrate as early as possible.

Counsel and parties shall be present and before the court at the assigned time. If counsel or a party is unavoidably delayed, notice must be given to the judge or magistrate as early as possible.

CRITICAL

Counsel must communicate questions or concerns about the proposed entry directly to the Court within five business days after receiving it.

Within five (5) business days of receipt of the proposed entry, counsel shall communicate any questions or issues of concern to the court directly.

CRITICAL

From voir dire reporting until dismissal, communications between the Judge and jury panel must be in writing or on the open-court record, and counsel must be informed and given an opportunity to be heard.

All communication between the Judge and members of the jury panel from the time of reporting to the courtroom for voir dire until dismissal shall be in writing or on the record in open court. Counsel for each party shall be informed of such communication and given the opportunity to be heard.

WARNINGCivil cases

Counsel requesting a Guardian ad Litem must notify the Domestic Cases Administrative Assistant of the appointment, and the Assistant and all counsel must notify the Guardian ad Litem of all proceedings.

Counsel for the party requesting the Guardian ad Litem shall be required to notify the Administrative Assistant for Domestic Cases of said appointment. The Administrative Assistant for Domestic Cases and all counsel shall notify the Guardian ad Litem of all proceedings.

WARNING

Contact

Email

The Morrow County Clerk of Courts must be included on the email filing to the BMV.

The Morrow County Clerk of Courts will be included on said email to BMV filing.

WARNING

Each juror must notify the Clerk of Courts of any name or address change during jury duty.

It is the responsibility of each juror to notify the Clerk of Courts of any change of name or address during jury duty.

WARNING

The military-service party will be ordered to notify the court upon returning.

During the pendency, the party will be ordered to cooperate in all discovery procedures and to notify the court upon his/her return.

WARNING

Counsel, law enforcement, and other agencies must direct record checks to the Juvenile Deputy Clerks, who provide reasonable access to public records.

Record checks by counsel, law enforcement and other agencies shall be directed to the Juvenile Deputy Clerks who shall provide reasonable access to public records.

WARNING

After service is perfected or an Answer is filed, any party or attorney may request that the Deputy Clerk mail pretrial-conference notices to the parties and counsel.

When service has been perfected and/or an Answer is filed, upon the request of any party or their attorney, notices of a pretrial conference shall be mailed to the parties and counsel by the Deputy Clerk.

WARNINGCivil cases

When attachments or exhibits are filed in multiple parts, the filer should identify the associated pleading, motion, or memorandum in the e-filing system’s comment field for the clerk.

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.

WARNING

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.

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.

WARNING

Routine journal entries, including entries setting the next event, must be submitted only to the Court.

Routine journal entries, such as those merely setting the next event, shall be submitted only to the Court.

INFO

Potential applicants are advised to contact the Court to find out the current fee.

All potential applicants are advised to contact the Court to determine the most current fee.

INFO

Requests for exceptions should be made to the Court in writing and will be decided case by case.

Requests for exceptions should be made to the Court, in writing, in which decisions regarding requested exceptions will be made on a case-by-case basis.

INFOCivil cases

parents should contact the court’s administrative assistant for domestic cases to assure that the program meets with court approval.

parents should contact the court’s administrative assistant for domestic cases to assure that the program meets with court approval.

INFO

Service and case status may be checked on CourtView or by speaking with the appropriate deputy clerk or the County Clerk of Courts.

Service may be checked and case status ascertained by checking the docket on CourtView or by speaking with the Probate Division Deputy Clerk, Juvenile Division Deputy Clerk, or the Morrow County Clerk of Courts, whichever is appropriate.

INFOCivil cases

The Court should be consulted in advance to obtain current deposit information.

The Court should be consulted in advance for current deposit information.

INFO

A party may file a complaint with the Court Administrator about court processes, delays in decisions, court personnel, or similar matters.

17.00 All parties involved in a proceeding before the Morrow County Court of Common Pleas have the right to file a complaint with the Court Administrator if they feel there has been an issue with processes, receiving timely decisions, Court personnel, or other such matters.