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