Tiffin-Fostoria Municipal Court, Ohio Chambers Communication Rules
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Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes.
CRITICAL
Judge-jury communications from reporting through dismissal must be written or placed on the open-court record, and counsel must be informed and given an opportunity to be heard.
All communications between the judge and the members of the jury panel, from the time of reporting to the court through dismissal, shall be committed to writing or placed on the record in open court. Counsel for each party shall be informed of any communications, and shall be given the opportunity to be heard as to such communication.
CRITICAL
Counsel, parties, and witnesses must not have contact with jurors.
Under no circumstances shall counsel, a party, or other witness, have any contact with jurors.
WARNING
Prospective jurors must direct questions and communications to assigned court personnel.
Upon appearance for service, all prospective jurors shall be placed under the supervision of assigned personnel and shall direct any questions or communications to such court personnel for appropriate action.
INFO
The clerk offices are open for business from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays except legal holidays, but the Court may designate other closure times.
The of ce of the clerk at Tif n and the special deputy clerk in Fostoria shall be open for the transaction of business from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday each week, except legal holidays. The clerk's of ce may be closed at such other times as the Court may designate.
INFO
Court personnel shall endeavor to secure the safety of all prospective jurors, and shall arrange and conduct all activities so as to minimize contact between jurors, parties, counsel, and the public.
Court personnel shall endeavor to secure the safety of all prospective jurors, and shall arrange and conduct all activities so as to minimize contact between jurors, parties, counsel, and the public.
INFO
Counsel are encouraged to provide the Clerk with available dates.
It is suggested that counsel provide available dates to the Clerk.
How may parties contact Tiffin-Fostoria Municipal Court, Ohio?
Judge-jury communications from reporting through dismissal must be written or placed on the open-court record, and counsel must be informed and given an opportunity to be heard.
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