Willoughby Municipal Court, Ohio Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Interim report

An interim report filed because of delay must set forth the reasons for the delay.

in which case the magistrate shall file an interim report setting forth the reasons for the delay.

WARNING

Applies to

Agreement

For direct payment to a secured creditor, the required payment to the Clerk must first be made, and the creditor must be unlisted, have refused to participate, or be covered by an agreement filed with and approved by the Court.

Pay direct to any secured creditor (holder of mortgage on any property) such amounts as desired, provided payment of the amount required has been made to the Clerk, as trustee, but only if such creditor is not listed as a creditor in the schedule, or such creditor has refused to participate in the trusteeship, or an agreement has been filed with and approved by the Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Summons

There is no Answer Day or Call Day, and the summons must state the trial date.

There shall be no "Answer Day" or "Call Day" as the term is used in other civil cases, and the trial date shall be set forth in the summons.

WARNING

Applies to

Complaint

Noncompliance with the complaint requirements may result in dismissal.

Noncompliance with this rule may result in dismissal of the complaint.

WARNING

Applies to

Signed document filed by fax

By fax-filing a signed document, the party represents that the physically signed source document is in their possession or control.

A party who files a signed document by fax represents that the physically signed source document is in his/her possession or control.

WARNING

Applies to

Pay stub

After the trusteeship is established, the debtor must appear each payday and show a pay stub to a deputy clerk acting as trustee.

At every pay day after the trusteeship is established, the debtor shall appear and show his or her pay stub to a deputy clerk, as trustee

WARNING

Applies to

Praecipe for writ

After the motion is granted, the plaintiff may file a writ praecipe, after which the bailiff will schedule a move-out.

Upon the granting of the motion, plaintiff may file a writ Praecipe for a Writ and the Bailiff will schedule a move-out.

WARNING

Applies to

Trusteeship application

At application, the debtor must disclose the payday and whether pay is weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly.

At the time of application, the debtor shall disclose to the Clerk his or her pay day, and whether it is weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly.

WARNING

Applies to

Court appointed counsel application

An attorney applying for inclusion on the Court Appointed Counsel List must submit a complete application available at the Court’s website.

A. APPLICATION: The attorney must submit a complete application which can be found at https://www.willoughbycourt.com/. Said list will be reviewed by the Judge on a regular basis.

INFO

Applies to

Certificate of service

K. SERVICE COPIES - The filer may transmit service copies by facsimile or email to the opposing party and the certificate of service should reflect the mode of service.

K. SERVICE COPIES - The filer may transmit service copies by facsimile or email to the opposing party and the certificate of service should reflect the mode of service.