Login | November 21, 2024
RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
of the
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
GENERAL DIVISION
of
SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO
TABLE OF RULES
Rule
| APPLICABILITY; AUTHORITY; CITATION |
| 1. DIVISIONS OF THE COURT |
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1.01 Divisions |
| 2. TERMS OF COURT |
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2.01 Court Sessions |
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2.02 Grand Jury Sessions |
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2.03 Presiding Judge |
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2.04 Jury Year |
| 3. HOURS OF SESSION |
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3.01 Hours |
| 4. PRESIDING JUDGE |
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4.01 Meetings |
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4.02 Committees |
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4.03 Assignment of Judges |
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4.04 Representative of the Court |
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4.05 Petit Jury and Grand Jury |
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4.06 Additional Duties |
| 5. ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE |
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5.01 Selection |
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5.02 Alternate Method of Selection |
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5.03 Presiding Officer |
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5.04 Case Assignment |
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5.05 Duty Judge |
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5.06 Designated Assignment Judge |
| 6. OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION TO COUNSEL |
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6.01 Official Daily Journal |
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6.02 Designation Not Exclusive |
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6.03 Notification by Post Card Permitted |
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6.04 Failure of Mail Delivery |
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6.05 Fees for Publication |
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6.06 Invoice for Publication |
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6.07 Mail Notification Sufficient |
| 7. CASE ADMINISTRATION AND DISPOSITION |
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7.01 Method of Assignment |
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7.02 Civil Cases |
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7.03 Criminal Cases |
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7.03 (A) Drug Court |
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7.03 (B) Assignment of criminal cases to domestic violence court docket. |
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7.03 (C) Re-Entry Court |
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7.04 Form of Pleadings |
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7.05 Copies |
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7.06 Security for Costs |
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7.06A Schedule of Court Costs |
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7.06B Poverty Affidavit |
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7.07 Responsibility for Costs |
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7.08 Application for Deposit |
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7.09 Disqualification of Judge |
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7.10 Refiled Cases |
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7.11 Reassignment of Cases |
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7.12 Continuances |
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7.13 Leaves to Plead |
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7.14 Motions |
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7.15 Orders and Judgments |
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7.16 Order Not Constituting a Judgment |
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7.17 Judgment Orders |
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7.18 Dismissal of Civil Cases |
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7.19 Record of Case Assignment |
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7.20 Withdrawal of Counsel |
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7.21 Retention and Disposal of Court Reporter |
| 8. PRETRIAL AND TRIAL PROCEDURE |
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8.01 Pretrial Procedure |
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8.02 Trial Date Assignment-Civil |
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8.03 Trial Date Assignment - Criminal |
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8.04 Indigents |
8.05 Language Access Plan |
| 9. RECEIVERSHIP |
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9.01 Application for Appointment |
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9.02 Duties of Receiver |
| 10. ARBITRATION |
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10.01 Arbitration Procedures |
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10.02 Cases for Submission |
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10.03 Arbitrators |
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10.04 Non-disclosure of Offers of Settlement |
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10.05 Hearings |
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10.06 Inability of Party to Proceed |
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10.07 Case Continued Twice-Certified to Court |
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10.08 Oath of Arbitrators |
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10.09 Default of a Party |
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10.10 Conduct of Hearing - General Powers |
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10.11 Specific Powers |
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10.12 Witness Fees |
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10.13 Transcript of Testimony |
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10.14 Report and Award - Not a Judgment |
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10.15 Legal Effect of Report and Award |
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10.16 Compensation of Arbitrators |
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10.17 Appeals |
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10.18 Exceptions |
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10.19 Time Parameters |
| 11. FORECLOSURES |
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11.01 Title Evidence: Preliminary Judicial Report and Certificate of Readiness |
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11.02 Failure to Provide Evidence |
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11.03 Final Judicial Report and Property Description Approval Form |
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11.04 Expenses for Title Evidence |
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11.05 Treasurer as Party Defendant |
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11.06 Notification of Sheriff's Sale |
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11.07 Appraisers' Fees |
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11.08 Payment of Real Estate Taxes |
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11.09 Foreclosure Order of Sale Publication Deposit |
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11.10 Service of In-County Foreclosure Complaints by the Summit County Sheriff and/or his Deputies |
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11.11 Orders to Withdraw/Cancel Sale |
| 12. SHERIFF'S SALES |
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12.01 Bid and Deposit |
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12.02 Time and Place |
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12.03 Sheriff's Return of Sale |
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12.04 Confirmation of Sale or Vacated Sale |
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12.05 Failure To Pay By Purchaser |
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12.06 Additional Costs And Taxes |
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12.07 Posting of Rules |
| 13. VIDEOTAPED TESTIMONY |
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13.01 Videotape Depositions |
| 14. ELECTRONIC OR PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT |
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14.01 Use in the Courtroom |
| 15. NOTARIES PUBLIC |
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15.01 Application |
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15.02 Examination, Procedures, Fees |
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15.03 Commitee Review |
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15.04 Complaint to Remove |
| 16. CONSOLIDATION OF CASES |
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16.01 Civil Cases |
| 17. DISCOVERY |
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17.01 Interrogatories |
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17.02 Conduct at Deposition |
| 18. REFEREES/MAGISTRATES |
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18.01 Appointment/Powers |
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18.02 Matters Heard |
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18.03 Trial/Hearing Procedures |
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18.04 Magistrate's Order/Decision |
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18.05 Objections/Appeal to Magistrate's Orders/Decisions |
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18.06 Entries |
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18.07 Interlocutory Orders |
| 19. APPEALS TO COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES |
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19.01 Scope of Rule |
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19.02 Notice |
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19.03 Timetable for Appeal |
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19.04 Additional Evidence |
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19.05 Hearing |
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19.06 Exception |
| 20. CIVIL CASE FLOW MANAGEMENT |
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20.01 Purpose |
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20.02 Assignment of Cases |
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20.03 Limitations as to Time |
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20.04 Effect of These Rules |
| 21. CRIMINAL CASE-FLOW MANAGEMENT |
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21.01 Purpose |
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21.02 Limitations as to Time |
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21.03 Assignment of Cases |
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21.04 Service of Indictment and Arraignment |
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21.05 Pretrial Conference |
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21.06 Duties of Counsel |
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21.07 Sentencing |
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21.08 Post-Judgment Proceedings |
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21.09 Representation of Indigent Defendants |
| 22. MEDIATION |
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22.01 Mediation Procedures |
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22.02 Definition |
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22.03 Procedure |
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22.04 Mediation Process |
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22.05 Final Agreement |
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22.06 Confidentiality |
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22.07 Report to the Court |
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22.08 Continuances |
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22.09 Discovery |
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22.10 Good Faith |
| 23. BOND FORFEITURES |
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23.01 Purpose |
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23.02 Bonds deposited by other than accused |
| 24. JURY USE AND MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ALL SUMMIT COUNTY JURORS |
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24.01 Opportunity for Service |
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24.02 Jury Source List |
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24.03 Random Selection Procedures |
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24.04 Eligibility for Jury Service |
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24.05 Term of and Availabilty for Jury Service |
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24.06 Exemption, Excuse and Deferral |
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24.07 Voir Dire |
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24.08 Removal from the Jury Panel for Cause |
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24.09 Peremptory Challenges |
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24.10 Administration of the Jury System |
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24.11 Notification and Summoning Procedures |
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24.12 Monitoring the Jury System |
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24.13 Juror Use |
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24.14 Jury Facilities (Common Please General Division, Municipal Courts, etc.) |
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24.15 Juror Compensation |
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24.16 Juror Orientation and Instruction |
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24.17 Jury Size and Unanimity of Verdict |
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24.18 Jury Deliberations |
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24.19 Sequestration of Jurors |
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24.20 Transportation |
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24.21 Applicability |
| 25. COURT SECURITY PLAN |
| 26. CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT |