Judge Gerald V. Anderson

Applies to

Entry

The Court may direct a party to prepare an entry, and the party must prepare it as directed.

Applies to

Motion to seal

Must include

proposed order

A motion to seal must be accompanied by a proposed entry.

Applies to

Complaint

Complaints filed with the Clerk must include an original and a copy for each party being served.

Applies to

Criminal case or civil action

A special projects fee, in addition to other court costs, is collected when each criminal case or civil action is filed in the General Division.

Applies to

Copying request

The Clerk of Courts determines copying charges, and extraordinary copying requests are handled individually.

Fee

$20

Applies to

Cause of action appeal certificate of judgment aid in execution or judgment petition

A $20 additional fee is charged for the specified causes of action, appeals, certificates of judgment, aids in execution, and judgment petitions.

Applies to

Jury service notice and questionnaire

Service

Mail

The Muskingum County Sheriff must send each prospective juror’s jury-service notice and questionnaire by ordinary mail.

Applies to

Jury summons

Service

Personal service

The Sheriff’s office must personally serve prospective jurors who fail to appear or respond to the summons with instructions for reassignment.

Applies to

Complaint or third party complaint

The Clerk will issue a Summons and serve an electronically filed Complaint or Third-Party Complaint according to the filing party’s service instructions.

Electronic filings may be submitted 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Filings submitted after 4:15 p.m. or on a non-business day are reviewed on the next business day the Court is open.

A document’s effective filing date is the date and time stamped after Clerk review and portal acceptance.