Tuscarawas County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCriminal cases

A CQE petition is deemed filed on the date the petitioner appears personally at the clerk’s office, signs under penalty of perjury, and pays the filing fee.

The petition for a CQE shall be deemed filed as of the date the Petitioner personally appeared in the office of the clerk of courts, signed the petition under penalty of perjury, and paid the filing fee.

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A faxed document is filed when the clerk time-stamps receipt, not when it was transmitted.

Subject to the provisions of these rules, all documents sent by facsimile and received by the clerk shall be considered filed with the clerk of courts as of the date and time the clerk time-stamps the document received, as opposed to the date and time of the facsimile transmission.

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An emailed document is considered filed when the clerk time-stamps receipt, not when the email is transmitted.

Subject to the provisions of these rules, all documents sent by email and received by the clerk shall be considered filed with the clerk of courts on the date and time the clerk time stamps the document received, as opposed to the date and time of the email transmission.

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An emailed filing received by the clerk by 4:30 PM on a business day will be time-stamped with its date and time of receipt.

Emailed filings that are received by the clerk on or before 4:30 PM on a business day will be time stamped on the date and time received.

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For a self-represented filer’s paper filing, the Clerk must accept, docket, and scan it by the end of the next business day or as soon as practicable, and retain the original.

The Clerk must accept the paper document for filing, docket the document, and scan the document before the end of the next business day, or as soon as practicable, and retain the original for placement in the case file.

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An accepted e-filing is timestamped, and its effective filing date and time are when the e-filing was accepted.

If a document submitted for e-filing is accepted by the Clerk, the document will be entered into the court’s case management system and will receive an electronic timestamp indicating the date and time that the document was accepted. a. The electronic timestamp, and the effective date and time of filing, will correspond to the date and time the e-filing was accepted to the e-filing system.

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A rejected document is not docketed or part of the official record, and the Clerk notifies the e-filer by email.

If the Clerk rejects a submitted document, the document will not be docketed or become part of the official court record. The Clerk will notify the e-filer by email if the e-filer’s submission has been rejected.

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The Clerk’s rejection does not change the document’s filing deadline.

The Clerk’s rejection of a document does not alter the filing deadline for that document.

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The response period for a properly filed revised document begins on the date it is filed.

The time for filing a response to a revised document properly filed under this rule begins to run from the date the revised document is filed.

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A filer prevented from submitting electronically by an outage may move to have the filing deemed filed as of its ordinary Clerk-acceptance date if the filing is submitted no later than the next business day after official acknowledgment.

Filers who are unable to electronically submit their filings due to a system outage, and who then submit their filings no later than the next business day after an official acknowledgment of the system outage, may file a properly supported motion for an order permitting the document to be deemed filed as of the date it would have ordinarily been accepted by the Clerk.

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If the court finds that a system failure prevented e-filing, it must order the document deemed filed as of the attempted submission date.

If the court determines from the motion described in Part C of this Section that a system failure prevented a filer from e-filing a document, the court must enter an order deeming the document filed as of the date of the attempted electronic submission.

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The PC’s written decision must be filed with the Court immediately.

The decision shall be immediately filed with the Court and include all of the following:

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A CQE petition is deemed filed on the date the petitioner personally appears at the clerk’s office, signs it under penalty of perjury, and pays the filing fee.

The petition for a CQE shall be deemed filed as of the date the Petitioner personally appeared in the office of the clerk of courts, signed the petition under penalty of perjury, and paid the filing fee.

CRITICALCivil cases

The PC must file the written decision with the Court immediately.

The decision shall be immediately filed with the Court

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A fax filing is considered filed when the clerk time-stamps receipt, not when it is transmitted.

Subject to the provisions of these rules, all documents sent by facsimile and received by the clerk shall be considered filed with the clerk of courts as of the date and time the clerk time-stamps the document received, as opposed to the date and time of the facsimile transmission.

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An emailed document is considered filed when the clerk time-stamps it, not when it is transmitted; documents received by 4:30 PM on a business day are time-stamped when received.

Subject to the provisions of these rules, all documents sent by email and received by the clerk shall be considered filed with the clerk of courts on the date and time the clerk time stamps the document received, as opposed to the date and time of the email transmission. Emailed filings that are received by the clerk on or before 4:30 PM on a business day will be time stamped on the date and time received.

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The parties must file their own dissolution paperwork after mediation.

The parties will need to file their own dissolution paperwork after the mediation.

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Civil and domestic relations motions are generally set for hearing or non-oral consideration on the fourth Monday after filing.

Effective July 1, 2019, civil and domestic relations motions shall generally be set for either oral hearing or non-oral consideration on the fourth Monday following the date of filing

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Motions for summary judgment are generally set for hearing or non-oral consideration on the sixth Monday after filing.

motions for summary judgment shall generally be set for the sixth Monday following the date of filing.

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The non-moving party need not respond to a dispositive or default motion during the deferral period.

The non-moving party is not required to file a response to any dispositive or default motion during the deferral period.

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The Clerk reviews e-filed documents during normal business hours and accepts or rejects each submission.

The Clerk will perform a review of the document during normal business hours and will either accept or reject the submission.

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A properly filed revised document supersedes the original, which is treated as withdrawn and will not be considered.

The revised document properly filed under this rule will supersede the original and the original will be considered withdrawn. The court will not consider the original.

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The Clerk must notify the Court and the public when an e-filing system malfunction lasts more than one hour.

The Clerk must notify the Court and the public of any malfunction with the e-filing system greater than one hour.

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For a planned or anticipated outage, the Clerk must post an outage notice on the Clerk’s website and e-filing portal; the notice officially acknowledges the outage and identifies the affected timeframe.

If the system outage is planned or anticipated ahead of time, the Clerk must post a message on the Clerk’s website and on the e- filing portal alerting filers of a possible system outage. This message is an official acknowledgment of a system outage that may have prevented some filers from submitting their filings within a certain time frame, as identified in the message.

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For an unexpected outage, the Clerk must post an official outage acknowledgment on the Clerk’s website and e-filing portal identifying the affected timeframe.

If the system outage is unexpected, the Clerk must post a message on the Clerk’s website and on the e-filing portal. This message is an official acknowledgment of a system outage that may have prevented some filers from submitting their filings within a certain time frame, as identified in the message.

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The Court defers ruling on dispositive and default motions until the final Mediation Outcome Report is filed.

The Court shall defer ruling on all dispositive/default motions until a final Mediation Outcome Report is filed.

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Criminal motions are generally scheduled for the second Monday after filing, or the following Tuesday if that Monday is a legal holiday.

Motions in criminal cases are generally set for oral hearing or non-oral consideration on the second Monday following the date of filing. However, if that Monday is a legal holiday, the motion docket will occur on the Tuesday following the holiday.

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For a fax filing missing the required cover-page information, the clerk may file it or place it in the failed-fax file, in which case it is not considered filed.

If a document is sent by facsimile to the clerk of courts without the cover page information listed above, the clerk may, at its discretion: b. Enter the document in the Case Docket and file the document; or c. Deposit the document in a file of failed facsimiled documents with a notation of the reason for the failure, and the document shall not be considered filed with the clerk of courts.

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The fax machine is available to receive documents at all times, including holidays.

However, the fax machine will be available to receive facsimile transmission of documents 24 hours per day, seven days per week, including holidays.

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A filing is accepted after Clerk review for compliance; acceptance occurs during business hours and the document is file-stamped.

Accepted (filing). A document which the Clerk has received, reviewed, and deemed in compliance with Court rules, policies, procedures, and practices. This will occur during business hours and the document will be file-stamped by the Clerk.

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The Clerk notifies the e-filer by email when the submission is successful.

The Clerk will notify the e-filer by email of the successful submission.

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Documents may be submitted to the Clerk for e-filing at any time, every day of the week.

Documents may be submitted to the Clerk for e-filing twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

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The e-filing system issues a confirmation upon receipt of a document submission.

Upon receipt of document, the e-filing system will issue a confirmation that the submission has been received.

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The judge or magistrate has discretion to grant or deny a motion to file instanter after a technical failure.

The judge or magistrate may grant or deny such motion in his or her discretion.

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The clerk of courts may acknowledge an email filing but is not required to do so.

The clerk of courts may, but need not, acknowledge receipt of an email filing.

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Counsel must file dismissal entries within 30 days after the mediation conference.

Dismissal entries shall be filed by counsel no later than 30 days after the mediation conference.

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The non-moving party may file and serve a response within 14 days after the final Mediation Outcome Report is filed.

The non-moving party may file and serve a response within 14 days after the filing of the final Mediation Outcome Report.

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Counsel must report each mediation conference's results to the assigned judge and Mediation Department within seven days after the conference closes.

Counsel shall report the results of each mediation conference to the assigned judge and the Mediation Department within seven days of the close of the mediation conference.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Any written response must be filed and served by the Friday before the hearing or non-oral consideration, unless another provision states otherwise.

Written responses, if any, shall be filed and served on or before the Friday prior to the hearing or non-oral consideration, unless provided otherwise below.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The Court will dismiss a CQE petition for want of prosecution if the petitioner fails to pay the court-cost deposit and complete filing within 30 days.

If the Petitioner files a petition with the Court but fails to complete filing by paying the court cost deposit within 30 days, the Court will dismiss the petition for want of prosecution.

CRITICALCriminal cases

After the ODRC determines an electronically submitted CQE petition is complete, the petitioner must appear at the clerk’s office within 30 days to complete filing and pay a $50 court-cost deposit.

After the petition for a CQE has been submitted electronically and is determined to be complete by the ODRC, Petitioner shall appear at the office of the clerk of courts, within 30 days of electronic submission, to complete filing and pay a court cost deposit of $50.00.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A CQE recipient must report any post-issuance felony arrest, conviction, or plea in writing and file the report with the clerk within seven days.

Petitioners who have been granted a CQE by the Court shall have a continuing duty to report, in writing, to the Court any arrest or conviction of Petitioner for a felony offense after the issuance of the CQE. Such reports must be filed with the clerk within seven days of the arrest or the conviction of, or plea of the felony offense.

CRITICALCivil cases

In foreclosure and lien-marshaling actions, the plaintiff must file a Preliminary Judicial Report within 14 days after filing the complaint, except in actions involving registered lands.

The Plaintiff shall file a Preliminary Judicial Report with the clerk of courts within 14 days after the filing of the complaint, except in actions involving registered lands.

CRITICALCivil cases

In quiet-title and partition actions, plaintiff’s counsel must file a continuation of the Preliminary Judicial Report within 45 days after service is completed on all parties, with the specified statements.

Within 45 days after completion of service upon all parties, counsel for the plaintiff shall file a continuation of the previously filed Preliminary Judicial Report, stating that the report has been extended to the lis pendens date found in R.C. 2703.26 and that no third party has acquired an interest since the date of the original report.

CRITICALCivil cases

The party who filed the writ must file a Motion to Confirm Sale within seven days after the writ is returned.

The party who filed the Writ of Execution of Order of Sale shall file a Motion to Confirm Sale within seven days after the return of the Writ of Execution of Order of Sale

CRITICALCivil cases

The party who filed the writ must submit a final proposed Confirmation of Sale Entry within 21 days after the writ is returned.

submit to the Court a final proposed Confirmation of Sale Entry within 21 days after the return of the Writ of Execution of Order of Sale.

CRITICALCivil cases

The proposed Confirmation of Sale Entry must be faxed to the clerk of courts within seven days after the writ is returned.

In order to obtain the amount of court costs in a timely manner, the proposed Confirmation of Sale Entry must be faxed to the clerk of courts for calculation of court costs within seven days of the return of the Writ of Execution of Order of Sale.

CRITICALCivil cases

The party who filed the writ must prepare a deed for the purchaser within seven days after the Court files the Confirmation of Sale Entry.

Within seven days of the filing of the Confirmation of Sale Entry by the Court, the party who filed the Writ of Execution of Order of Sale shall prepare a deed to the purchaser.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

14 business days

The Sheriff’s Office must record the deed with the county recorder within 14 business days after the purchaser pays the remaining purchase price.

The Sheriff’s Office shall record the deed with the county recorder within 14 business days of the date the purchaser pays the balance due on the purchase price.

CRITICALCivil cases

A receiver must file the initial report within the period set by the Court after appointment.

Within a time period specified by the Court after being appointed, the receiver shall file a report to the Court, submitting the inventory and appraisal, including an account of receipts and expenditures to date.

CRITICALCivil cases

A receiver must file receipts-and-disbursements reports within three months after appointment, unless the Court directs another time.

A receiver shall file reports of ===== PAGE 4 ===== receipts and disbursements with supporting documentation of the receiver’s actions and transactions within three months after the date of appointment or at such other times as the Court may direct.

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Written responses must be filed and served within 14 days after service of the motion, unless a later provision specifies otherwise.

Written responses, if any, shall be filed and served within 14 days after service of the motion, unless provided otherwise below.

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Written responses to summary-judgment motions must be filed and served within 28 days after service of the motion.

Written responses, if any, shall be filed and served within 28 days after service of the motion.

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Written replies to a response to a summary-judgment motion must be filed and served within seven days after service of the response.

Any written replies to a response shall be filed and served within seven days after service of the response to the motion.

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Plaintiff attorneys must notify the clerk within 60 days after filing a complaint if the case is to be designated as complex litigation under Rule 42.

Plaintiff attorney(s) shall notify the clerk of courts within 60 days of filing a complaint that the case shall be designated as complex litigation under Rule 42 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio.

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Defense attorneys must notify the clerk within 60 days after service if the case is to be designated as complex litigation under Rule 42.

defense attorney(s) shall notify the clerk of courts within 60 days of service that the case shall be designated as complex litigation under Rule 42 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio.

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Absent extraordinary circumstances, a party must seek judicial action on discovery by motion no later than 30 days after the discovery cutoff.

Absent extraordinary circumstances, the last date for any party to seek the involvement of the judge in the discovery process by way of motion seeking a ruling, an order, sanctions, or other Court action shall be 30 days after the discovery cutoff date.

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Deadline

5 business days

Unless the Court orders otherwise, a missing exhibit must be filed separately within five business days after the filing.

Unless the Court otherwise orders, the missing exhibit shall be filed with the Court, as a separate document, not later than five business days following the filing.

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A revised document must be filed within the original filing period and before a party responds to the original.

The revised document must be filed within the time permitted for the filing of the original document or a party files a response to the original filing.

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A party may move to file a document instanter by the next business day after resolving technical problems that caused a missed non-jurisdictional deadline.

A party who misses a non-jurisdictional deadline because of technical problems with the filer’s equipment, software, or internet access may move the court to file a document instanter no later than the next business day following the resolution of the party’s technical problems.

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Technical failures cannot extend jurisdictional deadlines, including statutes of limitation and appeal deadlines.

Technical failures, whether the fault of the court's e-filing system or otherwise, cannot extend jurisdictional deadlines (such as statutes of limitation or deadlines for appeal).

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Any written response must be filed by the Friday before non-oral consideration.

Written responses, if any, shall be filed and served on or before the Friday prior to the non-oral consideration.

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Requests for compensation must use the prescribed Ohio Public Defender forms and be submitted to the Court within 30 days after the case termination entry is filed.

All requests for compensation for payment shall be made by completing the prescribed Ohio Public Defender forms and submitting them to the Court within 30 days after filing of the termination entry of the case for which reimbursement is requested.

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The Conference Report and Proposed Discovery Plan must be filed on or before the deadline stated in the Pretrial and Scheduling Order.

The parties shall complete and file a Conference Report and Proposed Discovery Plan as required by Civ.R. 26(F) on or before the deadline stated in the Pretrial and Scheduling Order for each case.

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Proposed jury instructions must be submitted one week before each scheduled trial.

Proposed jury instructions shall be submitted one week before all scheduled trials.

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In bench trials, trial briefs must be filed one week before trial unless leave is granted.

For trials to the bench, trial briefs shall be filed with the Court one week before trial, unless leave is otherwise granted.

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Witness and exhibit lists must be filed at least one week before trial.

For all trials, witness and exhibit lists shall be filed at least one week before trial.

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At least five days before the mediation conference, the parties must submit responses to the case summary form and any other materials they believe would benefit the mediator directly to the Mediation Department.

At least five days prior to the mediation conference, the parties shall submit the following directly to the Mediation Department: 1. Responses to the Mediation Department’s case summary form, which is available on the Court’s website; and 2. Any other materials a party believes would be beneficial to the mediator.

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Counsel must file dismissal entries no later than 30 days after the mediation conference and notify the Mediation Department if additional time is required.

Dismissal entries shall be filed by counsel no later than 30 days after the mediation conference. Counsel shall notify the Mediation Department when additional time is required.

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The non-moving party may file and serve a response within 14 days after the final Mediation Outcome Report is filed, but only if this extends the otherwise-applicable deadline.

The non-moving party may file and serve a response within 14 days after the filing of the final Mediation Outcome Report. This rule shall only apply when it operates to extend the response deadline otherwise provided by these Local Rules.

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Required documentation for a motion for temporary orders must be filed no later than 14 days after service of the motion.

All required documentation shall be filed no later than 14 days after service of the motion.

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A party objecting to a factual finding must file the transcript within 30 days after filing objections, unless the Court extends the time in writing or other good cause applies.

Under Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(b)(iii), a party objecting to a factual finding shall file a transcript with the Court within 30 days after filing objections unless the Court extends the time in writing for preparation of the transcript or other good cause.

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The statement and any objection or proposed amendments must be submitted to the magistrate, who must approve them and make any necessary amendments within 14 days of receipt.

The statement and any objection or proposed amendments shall be submitted to the magistrate, who shall approve and make any necessary amendments within 14 days of receipt.

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A residential parent intending to relocate must file a Notice of Intent to Relocate at least 60 days before the move or as soon as the parent becomes aware of the relocation.

If the residential parent of minor child(ren) intends to relocate to a residence other than that specified in the parenting time order or decree of this Court, the residential parent must file a Notice of Intent to Relocate in advance of the move in accordance with R.C. 3109.051(G). The Notice of Intent to Relocate must be filed at least 60 days in advance of the relocation or as soon as the residential parent is aware that relocation will occur.

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Guardian ad litem reports must be submitted two weeks before the final trial date.

All guardian ad litem reports shall be submitted two weeks prior to the final trial date.

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A party may file written objections to a PC’s decision with the Court and serve all other parties within 14 days of the decision’s filing date.

A party may file written objections to a PC’s decision with the Court and serve all other parties to the action within 14 days of the filing date of the decision.

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After the first objections are filed, any other party may file and serve objections no later than 10 days later.

If any party timely files objections, any other party may also file objections with the Court and serve all other parties to the action, not later than 10 days after the first objections are filed.

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Any written response must be filed and served by the Friday before the hearing or non-oral consideration, unless another provision states otherwise.

Written responses, if any, shall be filed and served on or before the Friday prior to the hearing or non-oral consideration, unless provided otherwise below.

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After ODRC determines an electronic CQE petition is complete, the petitioner must appear at the clerk’s office within 30 days of electronic submission to complete filing and pay the $50 deposit; failure to pay within 30 days results in dismissal for want of prosecution.

After the petition for a CQE has been submitted electronically and is determined to be complete by the ODRC, Petitioner shall appear at the office of the clerk of courts, within 30 days of electronic submission, to complete filing and pay a court cost deposit of $50.00. If the Petitioner files a petition with the Court but fails to complete filing by paying the court cost deposit within 30 days, the Court will dismiss the petition for want of prosecution.

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After receiving a CQE, a petitioner must report any later felony arrest, conviction, or plea in writing to the Court, filing the report with the clerk within seven days.

Petitioners who have been granted a CQE by the Court shall have a continuing duty to report, in writing, to the Court any arrest or conviction of Petitioner for a felony offense after the issuance of the CQE. Such reports must be filed with the clerk within seven days of the arrest or the conviction of, or plea of the felony offense.

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In lien marshaling and foreclosure actions, the plaintiff must file a Preliminary Judicial Report within 14 days after the complaint, except for registered lands; for specified larger residential or commercial properties, a qualifying title-insurance commitment may be filed instead.

The Plaintiff shall file a Preliminary Judicial Report with the clerk of courts within 14 days after the filing of the complaint, except in actions involving registered lands. In an action that demands the judicial sale of residential real estate consisting of more than four single-family units or commercial real estate, the party seeking judicial sale may file a commitment for an owner’s fee policy of title insurance that complies with the requirements found in R.C. 2329.191(C) instead of a Preliminary Judicial Report.

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The Preliminary Judicial Report must meet the cited statutory requirements and be effective within 30 days before the complaint or other pleading requesting judicial sale is filed.

The Preliminary Judicial Report must comply with the requirements found in R.C. 2329.191(B) and must be effective within 30 days prior to the filing of the complaint or other pleading requesting a judicial sale.

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In quiet-title and partition actions, the plaintiff must file a Preliminary Judicial Report within 14 days after filing the complaint, except in actions involving registered lands.

The plaintiff shall file a Preliminary Judicial Report with the clerk of courts within 14 days after the filing of the complaint, except in actions involving registered lands.

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Within 45 days after service is completed on all parties, plaintiff’s counsel must file a continuation of the Preliminary Judicial Report stating that it is extended to the lis pendens date and that no third party has acquired an interest since the original report.

Within 45 days after completion of service upon all parties, counsel for the plaintiff shall file a continuation of the previously filed Preliminary Judicial Report, stating that the report has been extended to the lis pendens date found in R.C. 2703.26 and that no third party has acquired an interest since the date of the original report.

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Within seven days after the writ is returned, the proposed Confirmation of Sale Entry must be submitted to the clerk for calculation of court costs, and those costs must be included in the proposed entry.

Within seven days of the return of the Writ of Execution of Order of Sale, the proposed Confirmation of Sale Entry must be submitted to the clerk of courts for calculation of court costs, which must be included in the proposed Entry.

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Within 14 days after the writ is returned, the party who filed it must file a Motion to Confirm Sale and submit a final proposed Confirmation of Sale Entry to the Court.

Within 14 days after the return of the Writ of Execution of Order of Sale, the party who filed the Writ of Execution of Order of Sale must file a Motion to Confirm Sale and submit a final proposed Confirmation of Sale Entry to the Court.

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Plaintiff attorneys must notify the clerk within 60 days of filing a complaint that the case is to be designated as complex litigation under the cited rule.

Plaintiff attorney(s) shall notify the clerk of courts within 60 days of filing a complaint

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Defense attorneys must notify the clerk within 60 days of service that the case is to be designated as complex litigation under the cited rule.

and defense attorney(s) shall notify the clerk of courts within 60 days of service that the case shall be designated as complex litigation under Rule 42 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio.

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Absent extraordinary circumstances, a party must seek judicial action on discovery by motion within 30 days after the discovery cutoff; mutually agreed discovery to preserve trial testimony may continue after the cutoff if it does not delay the case schedule.

Absent extraordinary circumstances, the last date for any party to seek the involvement of the judge in the discovery process by way of motion seeking a ruling, an order, sanctions, or other Court action shall be 30 days after the discovery cutoff date. Voluntary, mutually agreed-upon discovery for the purpose of the perpetuation of trial testimony by video recording or otherwise may continue after the discovery cutoff date in a manner that does not delay any other event on the case schedule.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Conference Report and Proposed Discovery Plan must be completed and filed by the deadline in the case’s Pretrial and Scheduling Order.

on or before the deadline stated in the Pretrial and Scheduling Order for each case.

CRITICALCivil cases

Proposed jury instructions must be submitted one week before every scheduled trial.

Proposed jury instructions shall be submitted one week before all scheduled trials.

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Compensation requests must use the prescribed Ohio Public Defender forms and be submitted to the Court within 30 days after the termination entry is filed.

All requests for compensation for payment shall be made by completing the prescribed Ohio Public Defender forms and submitting them to the Court within 30 days after filing of the termination entry of the case for which reimbursement is requested.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party objecting to a factual finding must file the transcript within 30 days after filing objections, unless the Court extends the time in writing for transcript preparation or other good cause exists.

Under Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(b)(iii), a party objecting to a factual finding shall file a transcript with the Court within 30 days after filing objections unless the Court extends the time in writing for preparation of the transcript or other good cause.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party not objecting to a factual finding that chooses to file a transcript must do so within 30 days after filing objections, unless the Court extends the time in writing for transcript preparation or other good cause exists.

If a party not objecting to a factual finding chooses to file a transcript, the party shall file a transcript with the Court within 30 days after filing objections unless the Court extends the time in writing for preparation of the transcript or other good cause.

CRITICALCivil cases

The statement and any objection or proposed amendments must be submitted to the magistrate, who must approve them and make necessary amendments within 14 days of receipt.

The statement and any objection or proposed amendments shall be submitted to the magistrate, who shall approve and make any necessary amendments within 14 days of receipt.

CRITICALCivil cases

A residential parent planning a covered relocation must file a Notice of Intent to Relocate at least 60 days beforehand or as soon as the parent becomes aware the relocation will occur.

If the residential parent of minor child(ren) intends to relocate to a residence other than that specified in the parenting time order or decree of this Court, the residential parent must file a Notice of Intent to Relocate in advance of the move in accordance with R.C. 3109.051(G). The Notice of Intent to Relocate must be filed at least 60 days in advance of the relocation or as soon as the residential parent is aware that relocation will occur.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party may file written objections and serve all other parties within 14 days after the decision is filed.

A party may file written objections to a PC’s decision with the Court and serve all other parties to the action within 14 days of the filing date of the decision.

CRITICALCivil cases

After timely objections are filed, another party may file and serve its objections no later than 10 days after the first objections are filed.

If any party timely files objections, any other party may also file objections with the Court and serve all other parties to the action, not later than 10 days after the first objections are filed.

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Deadline

5 business days

An exhibit that cannot be accurately faxed must be identified on an insert page and, unless the Court orders otherwise, filed separately within five business days after filing; failure may result in the filing or exhibit being struck.

Each exhibit to a facsimiled document that cannot be accurately transmitted via facsimile transmission for any reason must be replaced by an insert page describing the exhibit and why it is missing. Unless the Court otherwise orders, the missing exhibit shall be filed with the Court, as a separate document, not later than five business days following the filing. Failure to file the missing exhibits as required by this paragraph may result in the Court striking the filing and/or exhibit.

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Deadline

5 business days

Unless the Court orders otherwise, a missing exhibit must be filed separately within five business days after the filing.

Unless the Court otherwise orders, the missing exhibit shall be filed with the Court, as a separate document, not later than five business days following the filing.

WARNING

Civil motions are generally scheduled for consideration on the fourth Monday after filing, or the following Tuesday if that Monday is a legal holiday.

Motions in civil cases shall generally be set for either oral hearing or non-oral consideration on the fourth Monday following the date of filing. However, if that Monday is a legal holiday, the motion docket will occur on the Tuesday following the holiday.

WARNING

Simultaneously filed motions for default judgment and summary judgment are heard together on the sixth Monday after filing.

However, motions for default judgment and summary judgment filed simultaneously, will be heard on the sixth Monday after filing and considered together in accordance with Local Rule 4.06.

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Motions for summary judgment are generally scheduled for the sixth Monday after filing.

Motions for summary judgment shall generally be set for the sixth Monday following the date of filing.

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Simultaneously filed motions for default judgment and summary judgment are heard together on the sixth Monday after filing.

Motions for default judgment and summary judgment filed simultaneously, will be heard on the sixth Monday after filing and considered together.

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A motion to revive a dormant judgment is placed on the motion docket after a response is filed or the response period expires.

Motions to revive a dormant judgment will be placed on the motion docket after a response has been filed or after the response time has elapsed.

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Objections and motions covered by Rule 10.08 normally will be considered on the fourth Monday after filing.

The above will normally be considered by the Court on the fourth Monday after filing.

WARNING

If a transcript is requested and four weeks have elapsed since the motion date, the motion normally will appear on the docket on the second Monday after the transcript is filed.

If a transcript is requested, the motion will normally appear on the motion docket on the second Monday after the filing of the transcript, provided that four weeks have elapsed from the date of the motion.

WARNING

A party not objecting to a factual finding that chooses to file a transcript must do so within 30 days after filing objections, unless the Court extends the time in writing or other good cause applies.

If a party not objecting to a factual finding chooses to file a transcript, the party shall file a transcript with the Court within 30 days after filing objections unless the Court extends the time in writing for preparation of the transcript or other good cause.

WARNING

A judge or magistrate must rule on the objections within 30 days after the last objection is filed.

A judge or magistrate shall issue a ruling on the objections within 30 days from the date of the last objection filed.

WARNING

A party appointed to parenting coordination may file a complaint about the PC within one year after the appointment terminates.

A party to a case appointed to parenting coordination may file a complaint regarding the PC within one year from the termination of the appointment.

WARNING

The PC must respond in writing to the court administrator within 14 days after receiving the complaint.

The PC has 14 days from the date of the receipt of the complaint to respond in writing to the court administrator.

WARNING

The court administrator must investigate the allegations and issue a response within 30 days after receiving the complaint.

The court administrator shall conduct an investigation into the allegations and shall issue a response within 30 days from the date the complaint was received.

WARNING

A purchaser who does not pay the remaining purchase price within 30 days after the Confirmation of Sale Entry is filed may be deemed in contempt of court.

If a purchaser fails to pay the balance due on the purchase price within 30 days after the date of the filing of the Confirmation of Sale Entry, the purchaser may be deemed to be in contempt of Court.

WARNINGCivil cases

A judge or magistrate must rule on objections within 30 days after the last objection is filed.

A judge or magistrate shall issue a ruling on the objections within 30 days from the date of the last objection filed.

WARNINGCivil cases

A party in a case referred to parenting coordination may file a complaint about the PC within one year after the appointment ends.

A party to a case appointed to parenting coordination may file a complaint regarding the PC within one year from the termination of the appointment.

WARNINGCivil cases

The PC must respond in writing to the court administrator within 14 days after receiving the complaint.

The PC has 14 days from the date of the receipt of the complaint to respond in writing to the court administrator.

WARNINGCivil cases

The court administrator must investigate the allegations and issue a response within 30 days after receiving the complaint.

The court administrator shall conduct an investigation into the allegations and shall issue a response within 30 days from the date the complaint was received.