Noble County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

An attorney who learns they represent a party in a pending suit must immediately notify the Clerk; a time-stamped notice is satisfactory evidence, and failure to notify waives required notice under the court rules.

6.01 As soon as an attorney ascertains that he represents any party in any suit then pending in this Court, he shall immediately notify the Clerk so that proper notation can be made upon the file, the appearance and Court dockets. A copy of a time stamped notice shall be satisfactory evidence that notice was given. Failure to so notify the Clerk shall be deemed a waver of any notice required under these Court rules

CRITICAL

Before the hearing and filing of the arbitrators’ report and award, counsel and parties must not disclose motions, orders in limine, or settlement offers to arbitrators, and that information must be removed from the file before it is used in the arbitration.

Counsel and partles at no time prior to the hearing • and the filing of the Arbitrators' Report and Award, if any, shall disclose to any or all of the arbitrators any motions and orders on limine and or offers of settlement made by any party and all such information shall be deleted from the file prior to it being used In the arbitration proceeding.

WARNING

If the Court orders an oral hearing on a motion, movant’s counsel must arrange the hearing date and time with the Court and opposing counsel.

In the event the Court determines that an oral hearing shall be conducted upon the motion, the hearing date and time shall be arranged by counsel for movant with the Court and opposing counsel