Judge Steven L. Mowery

Fee

$30

Applies to

E filing

A $30 filing fee will apply to all e-filings starting September 1, 2025.

The Court will no longer accept personal checks for payments.

Fines, costs, and fees may be paid to the Clerk by cash, debit or credit card, Apple Pay, or money order during the stated weekday hours.

Applies to

Preliminary hearing transcript request

A requested preliminary-hearing transcript for an indigent defendant in a felony case requires an approved entry from a Common Pleas Court Judge ordering the transcript.

Applies to

Civil jury trial demand

A party claiming indigence and inability to post the jury deposit must file an affidavit of indigence with the jury demand; the Court may summon the party for further investigation.

Applies to

Jury questionnaire

Jury questionnaires must be submitted to potential jurors and made available for review by any party or counsel one week before trial.

The opposing party must move or plead in response within 14 days after the pleading or amended pleading is filed, unless the Court orders otherwise.

After a case is transferred from small claims court to the regular docket under the cited statute, the defendant’s answer must be filed within 14 days after the transfer entry.

Objections to the Judge's or Magistrate's Decision must be filed within 14 days after the Decision is filed.

Applies to

Pleading or amended pleading

When no law or other rule sets the deadline, a pleading or amended pleading must be served within 14 days after the specified court entry, unless the entry sets another deadline.

Applies to

Pleading written motion or brief

The filer of a post-complaint pleading, written motion, or brief must mail or deliver a copy to each other party or that party’s attorney and note the service on the original; depositing a pleading copy with the clerk is sufficient when it accompanies a summons, and noncompliance may result in striking the filing.

The motion and hearing notice must be served on the opposing party under Rule 4(C) at least seven days before the hearing, and the moving party must show proper service.