Ottawa County Municipal Court, Ohio Service and Proof of Service Rules

The defendant must be served at least seven days before the trial date.

Defendant shall be served at least seven (7) days prior to the date set for trial.

Motions must be served on opposing counsel or the self-represented litigant.

All motions must be in writing, on 8 1/2 × 11 paper and served on opposing counsel / pro se litigant.

Applies to

Summons

Summonses must be served in accordance with the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure.

The summons shall be served in accordance with the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure.

Service

Court service

After counsel appears, court documents and trial assignments must be served on designated counsel at the address provided to the court.

Upon the entry of appearance of counsel, all journal entries, court documents, court orders and trial assignments shall be served upon the designated counsel at the address that the attorney provides Ottawa County Municipal Court.

Filers must not transmit service copies by fax or email.

K. SERVICE COPIES - The filer shall not transmit service copies by facsimile or email.

Applies to

Exhibit filing

A separately filed missing exhibit must be served in conformance with the rules governing service of pleadings in the court.

Any exhibit filed in this manner shall be attached to a cover sheet containing the caption of the case which sets forth the name of the court, title of the case, the case number, name of the judge and the title of the exhibit being filed (e.g., Plaintiff's Notice of Filing Exhibit 'G' to Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss), and shall be signed and served in conformance with the rules governing the signing and service of pleadings in this court.

Applies to

Motion for leave to purchase writ

The plaintiff must serve the motion for leave to purchase a writ on the defendants.

Where the judgment is more than thirty (30) days old, but less than sixty (60) days old, plaintiff must file a Motion for Leave to Purchase a Writ and serve a copy of the motion on the defendant(s).

The clerk must accept service-of-process methods outlined in Civil Rule 4.1.

The Clerk of the Ottawa County Municipal Court shall accept service of process methods as outlined in Civil Rule 4.1.

Motions must be served on all appropriate parties in accordance with Ohio rules and statutes.

All motions shall be in writing and timely filed and served on all appropriate parties in accordance with Ohio Rules and Statutes.

Applies to

Summons and complaint

Service of the summons and complaint must be obtained within six months after filing; absent good cause, the action will be dismissed without prejudice as to the unserved defendant.

If counsel/pro se litigant fails to obtain service of the summons and complaint within 6 months from the date the case has been filed and the party on whose behalf such service was required cannot show good cause why such service was not made, the action shall be dismissed as to that defendant without prejudice upon the court's own initiative with notice to such party or upon motion.