Vermilion Municipal Court, Ohio Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Judge-jury panel communications 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 communication and shall be given the opportunity to be heard.

CRITICAL

An attorney must promptly notify the Court of any change of address or phone number.

The attorney shall inform the Court promptly of a change of address or phone number.

CRITICAL

Counsel, parties, and witnesses must not have unauthorized contact with jurors.

Under no circumstances shall counsel, a party, or other witnesses, have any unauthorized contact with jurors.

CRITICAL

The filer must verify with the Court that a telephone-pretrial motion was granted; if it was not granted, the parties must appear.

2. It is the responsibility of the filer to verify with the Court that the motion has been granted. If it is not granted the parties must appear.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone

If a telephone-pretrial motion is granted, the filer must notify the other party of the right to appear by telephone and initiate a call joining all parties and the Court at the hearing time.

3. If the motion is granted it is the responsibility of the filer to notify the other party of the right to appear by telephone and to initiate the call and join all parties, including the Court, by telephone at the time of the telephone hearing.

CRITICAL

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.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone

An attorney on the appointment list must maintain a working phone with an assistant or voicemail to respond to calls from the Court or clients.

The attorney shall have a working phone with an assistant and/or voicemail to be able to respond to calls from the Court or clients.

WARNING

A party or counsel who anticipates that a motion hearing will exceed one hour must notify the court so adequate time can be scheduled.

In any case where a party or counsel anticipates that a Motion Hearing will require more than one hour, it is the responsibility of the party or counsel to notify the court so that adequate time can be scheduled.

WARNING

The Clerk must contact counsel or the parties, as appropriate, at least two weeks before the scheduled trial date.

The Clerk shall contact counsel, or the parties, whichever is appropriate, at least two weeks prior to the scheduled trial date.

INFO

Contact

Phone

A request to continue an arraignment may be made by telephone.

Requests for continuances of arraignments may be made by telephone.

INFO

The Clerk’s office is open to the public during the stated hours, except on legal holidays or at other times designated by the Court.

The office of the Clerk shall be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; on Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until the business of the Court is concluded on that day, legal holidays excepted and such other times as the Court of the City of Vermilion may designate.