Muskingum County Court, Ohio Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

The avoidance of trial by settlement shall be allowed without the filing of an entry, but such entry shall be filed within thirty (30) days or the case will be dismissed for want of prosecution.

The avoidance of trial by settlement shall be allowed without the filing of an entry, but such entry shall be filed within thirty (30) days or the case will be dismissed for want of prosecution.

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Failure to submit the entry within 15 days may result in dismissal.

Failure to submit an entry within fifteen (15) days may result in the case being dismissed.

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In civil jury cases, trial briefs are due 15 days before trial unless the Court extends the time for good cause; a plaintiff’s counsel’s failure to file may result in dismissal.

In all civil Jury cases, trial briefs must be submitted fifteen (15) days in advance of the day of trial unless the Court for good cause extends the time for submitting the same. Failure to file trial brief by counsel for plaintiff may result in dismissal by the Court.

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Deadline

3 working days

Requests for criminal witness subpoenas must be made in writing to the Clerk at least three working days before trial.

All requests for the issuance of subpoenas for witnesses in a criminal case must be made in writing to the Clerk no later than three (3) working days before trial.

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After notice that a settlement entry is overdue, the entry must be received within 10 days to avoid dismissal.

When a file has been marked “settlement entry to come” and the entry has not been received within thirty (30) days, then the Clerk shall notify the party that his case will be dismissed unless the entry is received within ten (10) days.

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A party may demand a record of a proceeding by filing a written demand at least one working day before trial.

Any party may demand a record of any proceeding provided they have filed in writing, not less than on (1) working day prior to trial a demand therefore.

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The journal entry must be submitted to the Judge within 15 days of the decision; otherwise, the Court will prepare it.

Within fifteen (15) days of the decision, the journal entry shall be submitted to the Judge, or, thereafter the court will prepare the journal entry.

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After a written jury demand, any waiver must be in writing at least five working days before trial.

Once a written demand for a jury has been filed, any subsequent waiver of the jury trial shall be made in writing at least five (5) working days prior to the trial date.

WARNING

For computing time, the 90 days following judgment are considered within the term of Court; time after that is considered after term.

There shall be no term of Court unless provided by the Ohio Revised Code, but for the purpose of the computing time, ninety (90) days following judgment shall be considered within the term and time thereafter shall be considered after term.

WARNING

If a case not set for trial has had no action for six months, the Clerk must notify the party that it will be dismissed within one week unless good cause is shown.

If no action has been taken on a file for a six (6) month period and the case is not set for trial, then the Clerk shall notify the party that the matter will be dismissed within one (1) week unless good cause is shown.

WARNING

First- and second-degree misdemeanor cases must be set for pretrial by the Trial Judge within 30 days after arraignment.

After arraignment, all first and second degree misdemeanors shall be set for pretrial by the Trial Judge within thirty (30) days.

WARNING

Time for acts required under these rules must be computed in accordance with Ohio Civil Rule 6 and Ohio Criminal Rule 45.

The time within which an act is required to be done under these rules shall be computed in accordance with Ohio Civil Rule 6 and Ohio Criminal Rule 45.

INFO

Settlement entries may be filed at any time.

Entries of settlement may be filed at any time.