Steubenville Municipal Court, Ohio Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

The plaintiff must obtain service of the summons within six months after filing the cause of action.

If Plaintiff fails to obtain service of Summons within six (6) months from the date the cause of action has been filed

CRITICAL

Warrants, complaints, traffic tickets, and minor-misdemeanor citations must be properly served on the defendant, or the complaint or citation will be dismissed.

All warrants, complaints, traffic tickets, or minor misdemeanor citations must be properly served upon the defendant. A complaint or citation that has not been properly served will be dismissed for improper service.

CRITICAL

The party making a written continuance request must serve all parties, counsel, and subpoenaed witnesses.

The moving party making the written request must serve all parties, counsel, and subpoenaed witnesses of the continuance.

CRITICAL

The filing party must serve the summary-judgment motion on the opposite party under the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure and show proof of service on the motion.

The filing party must serve a copy of the Motion pursuant to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure upon the opposite party and show a proof of service on the Motion.

CRITICAL

The Court must deliver a copy of the Order and Form 95 by hand to the Steubenville Police Department Dispatch Office.

(C) Filing of form upon completion of "Form 95." Within 48 hours of the Order the Court shall submit a copy of the Order and the form to the Dispatch Office of the Steubenville Police Department by hand delivery for entrance of the information into the ¿National Crime Information Center Supervised Release File" through the "Law Enforcement Automated Data Systemi pursuant to R.C. 2929.44(B) and 2945.402(E)(1).

CRITICAL

Service

Publication

A party requesting service by publication must oversee publication of the required legal notice and pay all publication costs to the publisher in advance.

Any party requesting service by publication shall be responsible to oversee the publishing of the requisite legal notice and shall be responsible to pay all costs of publication in advance to the newspaper and/or other publisher.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibits

Exhibits to be used in the proceeding must be shared with the witness beforehand when ordered by the Court.

Any Exhibits that are going to be used during the course of proceedings shall be shared with the witness beforehand as Ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

Service

Mail

The Clerk's Office must mail notice of a pretrial conference to all counsel of record at least 14 days before the conference.

Notice of pretrial conference shall be given to all counsel of record by mail from the Clerk's Office not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the conference.

CRITICAL

The Clerk must serve a copy of the petition on the BMV by certified mail and facsimile.

A copy of the Petition must be served by the Clerk upon the BMV by certified mail and via facsimile.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Default judgment application notice

The party requesting default judgment must serve written notice of the application on the defaulting party at least seven days before the hearing or order.

The party requesting Default Judgment must serve a written notice of the application for judgment upon the defaulting party at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing or order on such application.

CRITICAL

A motion for leave to plead must include proof of service to all parties or their attorneys of record.

In all motions requesting leave to plead, counsel shall state the number of prior leaves to plead and proof of service to all parties or attorneys of record.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Judgment entry

A copy of the Judgment Entry must be served on the Plaintiff and Defendant.

The Judge or prevailing party as ordered shall file a Judgment Entry within fourteen (14) days of the hearing and cause a copy to be served on the Plaintiff and Defendant.

CRITICAL

Service

Mail

Withdrawing counsel must serve the motion and judgment entry on the client and any opposing party or counsel by regular U.S. mail.

The withdrawing Counsel shall serve a copy of said Motion and Judgment Entry on the client and the opposing party or counsel, if any, by regular U.S. mail

CRITICAL

All parties must be notified of a default-judgment hearing, and the Plaintiff must testify even if the defendant does not appear.

All parties must be notified of a hearing and testimony given by the Plaintiff even if the defendant is in default and does not appear at the hearing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Regular civil complaint

A regular civil complaint must be filed and served under the Civil Rules of Procedure.

A regular Civil Complaint will need to be filed and served pursuant to the Civil Rules of Procedure.

CRITICAL

A complaint summons must be served in accordance with the Ohio Rules of Procedure.

A summons for a complaint shall be served in accordance with the Ohio Rules of Procedure.

CRITICAL

Complaints must be served on criminal defendants in accordance with the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure.

All complaints shall be served upon a criminal Defendant in accordance with the Ohio Rules of Criminal Proceedure.

CRITICAL

After substitution is allowed, substituted counsel must serve copies of the judgment entries on the client and opposing counsel.

Upon allowance by the Court the substituted Counsel shall serve a copy of the judgment entry on the client and opposing counsel and file a proposed judgment entry rescheduling the case and serve a copy of the Judgment Entry on the client and opposing Counsel.

CRITICAL

Deadline

24 hours

The Clerk must hand deliver the protection-order information to the Dispatch Office no later than 24 hours after issuance.

The Clerk shall hand deliver this information to the Dispatch Office of the Steubenville Police Department no later than twenty-four hours after the protection order is issued.

WARNING

The Court will serve the Judgment Entry granting or denying a continuance.

The Court will serve the Judgment Entry denying or granting the continuance.

WARNING

Applies to

Default judgment entry

Service

Mail to all parties

The Clerk must mail the Default Judgment Entry to all parties or, if represented, to their counsel of record.

The Clerk shall mail the Default Judgment Entry to all parties or, if represented, to their counsel of record.

INFO

The Civil Clerk sends granted privileges to the Ohio BMV by certified mail and facsimile.

The Civil Clerk sends the privileges to the Ohio BMV by certified mail and facsimile.