Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Rules

An order for reproducing hospital records must require a cover letter describing the reproduced portions and omissions and the usual and reasonable charges, and must designate the recipients.

Mark plaintiff's exhibits in numerical and alphabetical sequence.

Prepare an index of expected exhibits and provide it to the Judge, Bailiff, Court Reporter, and opposing counsel; an unlisted exhibit may be excluded absent a good explanation.

The mediator is compensated at a rate of $600 per case.

Service by publication must conform to law.

Provide opposing counsel with a copy of each exhibit before trial.

Upon submission, the e-filing system issues a receipt confirmation showing pending status and the submission date and time.

The court does not accept documents sent by facsimile or e-mail.

Electronically filed documents cannot contain links to other material.

Mark exhibits before trial or hearing, using numerical sequence for plaintiff’s exhibits and alphabetical sequence for defendant’s exhibits.

After the Chair agrees to a continuance, the requesting party must arrange an agreeable rescheduled date and notify all parties and Board members in writing; continuances should be granted only for extreme hardship and may not extend the arbitration beyond 90 days from referral.

Continuance motions must be written and accompanied by a proposed judgment entry; the guidelines recommend stating whether opposing counsel was consulted and require specified attachments for scheduling conflicts and matters in other courts.

Continuance motions must be written; they should state whether opposing counsel was consulted, and scheduling-conflict evidence or an out-of-court hearing notice must be attached when applicable.

The defendant or defense counsel must arrange the Pre-Trial appointment with the prosecutor unless the court orders otherwise.

The Court asks counsel to raise concerns about or questions regarding a guideline before trial.

Social security numbers and other information that must be excluded from public records must be redacted under the court’s rules and the Rules of Superintendence.

Have four copies of the witness list available before trial for the Judge, Bailiff, Court Reporter, and opposing counsel.