Court Rules

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

120 rules from official source documents

Rules 101 to 120, page 3 of 3

Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.

Filing deadlines

CRITICAL

Deadline
24 hours

Requests for permission to broadcast, televise, record, or photograph in the courtroom shall be in writing to the Court as far in advance as reasonably practical, but in no event later than twenty-hour (24) hours prior to the Courtroom session to be broadcast or photographed unless otherwise permitted by the Court.

Requests for permission to broadcast, televise, record, or photograph in the courtroom shall be in writing to the Court as far in advance as reasonably practical, but in no event later than twenty-hour (24) hours prior to the Courtroom session to be broadcast or photographed unless otherwise permitted by the Court.

CRITICAL

Administrators and executors must render an account within thirteen months after appointment unless a certificate of termination is filed.

Not later than thirteen months after appointment, every administrator and executor shall render an account of the administrator’s or executor’s administration, unless a certificate of termination is filed.

CRITICAL

An executor or administrator must file the specified inventory within three months of appointment, subject to a good-cause extension and stated exceptions.

"Within three months after the date of the executor's or administrator's appointment, unless the Probate Court grants an extension of time for good cause shown, the executor or administrator shall file with the Court an inventory of the decedent's interest in real estate located in this state and of the tangible and intangible personal property of the decedent that is to be administered and that has come to the executor's or administrator's possession or knowledge. The inventory shall set forth values as of the date of death of the decedent. If a prior executor or administrator has done so, a successor executor or administrator need not file an inventory, unless, in the opinion of the court, it is necessary. Any asset, the value of which is readily ascertainable, is not required to be appraised but shall be included in the inventory." R.C. 2115.02

CRITICAL

Unless otherwise ordered, a trial attorney may not withdraw less than twenty days before trial or a hearing on any motion.

Unless otherwise ordered, a trial attorney shall not be permitted to withdraw at any time later than twenty (20) days in advance of a trial or the setting of a hearing on any motion.

CRITICAL

A subsequent statement of expert evaluation is due one year after the initial statement’s file date.

e. Seneca County Local Rule 66.08 requires that a statement of expert evaluation prepared and signed by a Licensed Physician, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Social Worker, or Developmental Disability Team is to be filed one year after the file date of the initial Statement of Expert Evaluation.

CRITICAL

Applies to
Account

A guardian of the estate must file the first account one year after appointment and subsequent accounts annually; a guardian for the person only need not account unless the Court orders it for good cause.

The first guardianship account is due one year after the appointment of a guardian of the estate and all other accounts are due annually thereafter. If the guardianship is for the person only, no account is required, except upon an order of the Court that the Court issues for good cause shown either at its own instance or upon the motion of any person interested in the estate.

CRITICAL

A fiduciary not covered by the cited statutes must file a full inventory of trust property and its values within three months after appointment.

"Each fiduciary as to whom definite provision is not made in Sections 2111.14 and 2115.02 of the Revised Code, shall make and file within three months after his appointment a full inventory of the real and personal property belonging to the trust, its value, and the value of the yearly rent of the real property." R.C. 2109.58

WARNING

A memorandum in response may be filed by any party within seven (7) days of the filing of the memorandum in support of the objections or appeal.

A memorandum in response may be filed by any party within seven (7) days of the filing of the memorandum in support of the objections or appeal.

WARNING

The fiduciary must be sent timely notice to file the inventory.

Notice must go out timely to the fiduciary to file the inventory.

WARNING

Fees and expenses for representation must be submitted within 60 days of final disposition.

Fees and expenses for representation shall be submitted to the Court on the forms as established by the Office of the Public Defender within sixty (60) days of final disposition.

WARNING

Invoices for indigent legal representation must be submitted within 30 days after the last court date to be considered timely for reimbursement.

Invoices for indigent legal representation shall be submitted within thirty (30) days after the last court date to be considered timely for Seneca County to seek reimbursement from the Office of the Ohio Public Defender.

WARNING

A notice that the inventory was due is sent to the fiduciary and the fiduciary's attorney one month after the filing deadline.

One month after the time required by R.C. sections 2115.02, 2111.14 and 2109.58 for the filing of the inventory, a notice is sent to the fiduciary and to the fiduciary’s attorney to indicate that an inventory was due.

WARNING

Applies to
Account

If an account remains unfiled 15 days after the notices are sent, a citation is issued to the fiduciary and the fiduciary’s attorney.

If an account is not filed 15 days after the notices are sent, a citation is issued to the fiduciary and the fiduciary’s attorney pursuant to Sup.R. 78 (A).

WARNING

Applies to
Account

A notice that an account was due is sent to the fiduciary and the fiduciary’s attorney one month after the account’s required filing time.

One month after the time required for the filing of an account, a notice is sent to the fiduciary and to the fiduciary’s attorney to indicate that an account was due.

WARNING

If the Report of Distribution is not filed within 15 days after notice is sent, a citation is issued to the commissioner and the commissioner’s attorney.

3.) If a Report of Distribution is not filed within 15 days after the notice is sent, a citation is issued to the commissioner and the commissioner’s attorney pursuant to Sup.R. 78 (A).

WARNING

Applies to
Account

The attorney and fiduciary are sent a reminder one month before an account is due.

One month before the time required for the filing of any account, a reminder is sent to the attorney and fiduciary to indicate that an account will be due.

WARNING

Opposing counsel has seven days to object to the proposed judgment entry.

Counsel for the opposing party shall have seven days to object to the Court.

WARNING

In a civil case, the Judge may set a different jury-deposit deadline or require a higher deposit for the listed circumstances or other reasons.

(B) In any civil case the Judge may order a different deadline to make a jury deposit; and may order the jury deposit amount higher than normal to accommodate a trial involving multiple parties, likely to require additional alternate jurors, anticipated to be unusually protracted, or for other reasons.

INFO

Consent judgment entries may be presented to the Court on or before the hearing date.

(E) Consent judgment entries may be presented to the Court on or before the date of hearing.

INFO

A reminder is sent to the attorney and fiduciary one month before the inventory filing deadline.

One month before the time required by R.C. sections 2115.02, 2111.14 and 2109.58 for the filing of the inventory, a reminder is sent to the attorney and fiduciary to indicate that an inventory will be due.