Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Settlement offers must not be disclosed to the arbitrators before the report and award are filed.

No offers of settlement shall be disclosed to the arbitrators prior to the filing of the report and award.

CRITICAL

Once the parties agree on all issues, counsel must immediately notify the Court and schedule an uncontested hearing.

At any time the parties have reached an agreement as to all issues, counsel shall immediately notify the Court and schedule the matter for an uncontested hearing.

CRITICAL

Upon settlement, counsel must immediately notify the Court and present a judgment entry terminating the case for approval within 14 days.

Upon settlement of any action, counsel will immediately notify the Court of such settlement and present a judgment entry terminating the case for approval within fourteen (14) days.

CRITICAL

Counsel must immediately notify the Court and opposing counsel of any Bankruptcy Court action that would allow the civil case to proceed.

Counsel for such party shall further immediately notify the Court and opposing counsel of any action by the Bankruptcy Court which would permit this Court to proceed in the case.

CRITICAL

Counsel and parties must not communicate with arbitrators about the merits before the hearing begins.

There shall be no communications by counsel or the parties with the arbitrators concerning the merits of the controversy prior to the commencement of the hearing.

CRITICAL

Parties and counsel must advise the assigned judge or magistrate of qualifying known domestic violence allegations, including allegations learned after the referral order but before mediation concludes.

All parties and counsel shall advise the assigned judge or magistrate of any domestic violence allegations known to them to exist or to have existed in the past, or which become known to them following entry of the order but before conclusion of all mediation proceedings, which allegations involve any two or more persons whose attendance is required by the referral order.

CRITICAL

Counsel and parties may not communicate with an arbitrator about the merits except during a hearing attended by all parties.

Counsel and parties are strictly forbidden to communicate with the arbitrator concerning the merits of the controversy except during the course of hearings being held in the presence of all parties.

WARNING

The e-filer should advise the clerk as to which pleading, motion, or memorandum the attachments or exhibits belong by so stating in the comment field of the e-filing system.

The e-filer should advise the clerk as to which pleading, motion, or memorandum the attachments or exhibits belong by so stating in the comment field of the e-filing system.

WARNING

An arbitrator must not communicate with a party about the merits except during a hearing attended by all parties or after the award is filed.

I, ____________________________________________, being duly appointed to act as an arbitrator for the Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas, Van Wert County, Ohio, do hereby swear that I will justly and equitably consider all matters submitted to me as an arbitrator, and that I will not communicate with any party concerning the merits of the controversy except during the course of the hearing being held in the presence of all parties or after the filing of the award of the arbitrators with the Clerk of Courts.

WARNING

Counsel retained after filing must immediately notify the Clerk in writing that counsel is of record.

When counsel is retained for any party after the case is filed, counsel shall immediately notify the Clerk in writing that he/she is counsel of record.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Assignment conferences and pre-trials may be conducted by telephone only with express court permission, and the requesting party must arrange the conference call with all counsel and the Court.

No assignment conference or pre-trial may be conducted by telephone without the express permission of the court. If permission is granted to conduct a conference by telephone, it shall be the responsibility of the party requesting it to make all arrangements for a conference call including all counsel of record and the Court at the designated time.

WARNING

Attorneys must regularly check their email and update the court if their email address changes.

Attorneys are responsible for regularly checking their email and updating their email address with the court if it changes.

INFO

Court offices are open for business from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, but the Court may close by order when it deems closure necessary and proper.

The offices of the Court shall be open for the transaction of business between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday thru Friday, legal holidays excepted, the schedule for which is provided in Ohio Revised Code Sections 5.20, 5.21 and 124.19 The Court may also close by this Court’s order when the Court deems it necessary and proper to cease operations.