Pickaway County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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The emergency guardian must submit the specified report within 30 days after the emergency orders expire, unless the Court dispenses with it in the stated circumstances.

Within thirty (30) days of the expiration of any emergency orders issued hereto, the emergency guardian shall submit a report to the Court stating any specific action taken to prevent substantial injury to the person or estate and accounting for the management of any assets of the minor or incompetent during such period of time. If a guardianship is commenced upon the expiration of the emergency orders, the Court may dispense with this report if the guardian provides such information in the Inventory of the ward’s assets.

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Objections must be filed within 14 days after the Decision is filed.

Objections to a Magistrate’s Decision shall be filed and served upon all opposing parties within fourteen (14) days after the date the Decision is filed.

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Deadline

5 business days

Adverse counsel must approve or reject the proposed journal entry within five business days after receiving it.

the counsel for the adverse party who shall approve or reject the same within five (5) business days after the receipt thereof.

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A guardian ad litem’s written report must be filed within the Rule 48 deadline unless the guardian ad litem submits a written extension request stating the reasons.

Any written report shall be filed within the time required by Rule 48 of the Rules of Superintendence, unless the guardian ad litem submits a written request for an extension of time and states the reasons for such request.

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The person served must answer within twenty-eight days after the last date of posting.

2. The notice shall contain the name and address of the court, the case number, the name of the first party on each side, and the name and last known address of, if any, of the person or persons whose residence is unknown. The notice shall contain a summary statement of the object of the complaint; the demand for relief; and shall notify the person to be served the he or she is required to answer within twenty-eight (28) days after the last date of posting.

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The receivership plan must be updated when significant developments warrant or through periodic reports to the Court, and updated reports must be filed at least semi-annually.

The plan shall be updated as significant developments warrant, or as part of ongoing periodic reporting to the Court. Updated reports shall be filed no less than semi-annually

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The Court must be provided with a written receivership plan at the outset or within two months of the receiver’s appointment.

At the outset, or within two months of appointment of the receiver, the Court shall be provided with a written plan for the receivership.

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A movant must file a reply to a response to any written motion within 7 days after service of the response.

The movant’s reply to a response to any written motion shall be filed within seven (7) days after service of the response to the motion.

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Deadline

5 business days

Counsel for the prevailing party must prepare and submit the journal entry to adverse counsel within five business days after the order, decree, or judgment is rendered.

counsel for the party in whose favor an order, decree or judgment is rendered shall, within five (5) business days thereafter, prepare the proper journal entry and submit it to the counsel for the adverse party

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The form must be completed or updated and submitted no later than 7 days after a change in placement.

This form shall be completed or updated and submitted to the Clerk’s Office the next business day following the initial placement or no later than 7 days after any change in placement of the above-captioned youth.

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The Final Account is due ten days before the hearing date.

Petitioner’s Final Account is required ten (10) days prior to hearing date

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The Child Placement Form must be filed the next business day or no later than seven days after an initial placement or placement change.

(B) To facilitate the Court in fulfilling its duty to provide proper notice of hearings to foster caregivers and relative placement providers a Child Placement Form (Appendix A-6) must be completed by the Child Protection Service Agency and filed with the clerk the next business day or no later than seven (7) days following the initial placement and any change in placement of the child or children.

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A party seeking medical records by court order or subpoena must file the motion or submit the subpoena at least 30 days before the hearing where the records will be offered.

Any party who is seeking medical records by way of Court Order or subpoena shall file a motion or submit the subpoena no later than thirty days prior to the hearing date for which the records sought will be offered for admission.

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Counsel who prepared the initial entry must promptly notify opposing counsel of the intended submission date and submit the entry within 14 days after the decision.

Counsel who prepared the initial entry shall forthwith notify the other counsel of when he/she intends to submit the entry to the Trial Judge, which entry shall be submitted within fourteen (14) days after the decision is rendered.

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The written custody evaluation report must be provided at least 30 days before the final status conference.

The written report shall be provided at least 30 days prior to the final status conference.

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Affidavits or depositions offered as evidence for an urgent-relief hearing must be filed before the hearing or submission.

Evidence upon any such hearing shall be in the form of affidavits or depositions which must be filed in advance of the hearing or submission.

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If the required notice was filed, a party may file supplemental objections within an additional 14 days after transcript completion.

A party may have an additional fourteen (14) days following the completion of the transcript within which to file supplement objections, provided that Notice was filed as set forth in (3) above.

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The defendant must file an answer within twenty-eight days of publication.

Defendant is required to file an answer within twenty-eight (28) days of publication.

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A continuance motion based on counsel’s prior engagement must be filed forthwith after notification of the assignment of the case in this Court.

Where a continuance of a cause is requested on the grounds that counsel of record in the case is already engaged on the date set for trial in another Court of record or a governmental bureau, proof of such prior assignment shall be attached to the motion for continuance which shall be filed forthwith following notification of the assignment of the case in this Court.

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If the settlement entry has not been received within 30 days, the Court will notify the party that the case will be dismissed.

If an entry has not been received within thirty (30) days, then the Court shall notify the party that his or her case will be dismissed

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Deadline

5 working days

A subsequent written jury-trial waiver must be filed at least five working days before trial.

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

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A withdrawal motion filed within 20 days of trial or a dispositive hearing will not be approved absent Court authorization for extraordinary circumstances.

Unless authorized by the Court for extraordinary circumstances, no withdrawal from representation will be approved if a motion to withdraw is filed within twenty (20) days of a trial or dispositive hearing.

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The Magistrate’s Decision becomes final if no objections are filed within the initial 14-day period.

If no objections are filed within the initial fourteen (14) day period, the Magistrate’s Decision will become final.

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The defendant must answer within twenty-eight days after publication.

***, Defendant, is required to answer within twenty-eight days after publication.

WARNING

Ordinarily, the Court will wait seven days after service of an updated plan or report before approving fees or other proposed action, but may alter the notice period for good cause.

Ordinarily, no approval of fees or other proposed action in a receivership will occur unless seven (7) days have elapsed following service of an updated plan or report, in order to allow interested parties to comment or object. However, for good cause the Court may alter this notice period.

WARNING

If counsel does not present an entry within 14 days after an order, decree, or judgment, the judge may prepare and file it without submission or notice to counsel or take other appropriate action.

If counsel fails to present an entry within fourteen (14) days after the order, decree or judgment is rendered, the trial judge may cause the proper entry to be prepared and filed without submission or notice to counsel or take such other action as may be appropriate under the circumstances.

WARNING

The hearing date must be 14 days after the last date of publication.

This matter is set for hearing before the Pickaway County Juvenile Court on *** (the date must be 14 days after the last date of publication).

WARNING

Requests to close a hearing should be made as far in advance as reasonably possible to allow a hearing and ruling without unnecessary delay.

Such requests shall be made as far in advance as is reasonably possible to allow the Court to conduct a hearing and rule on the request without unnecessarily delaying the proceedings.

WARNING

Cases unserved or without movant action for six months may be dismissed after written notice, and cases exceeding Ohio Supreme Court timelines are placed on inactive status.

Cases not served in six (6) months, or where no action has occurred on the part of the movant for six (6) months, will be subject to dismissal for failure to proceed after written notice to the parties. Cases that exceed the timeline requirements of the Supreme Court of Ohio shall be placed on inactive status.