Judge Daniel G. Padden
Judge • Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
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Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideGuernsey County Court of Common Pleas, General Division publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 235 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 78- Applies to
- Default judgment motion
Failure to include the required default-judgment materials may result in dismissal without prejudice, or the court may allow counsel additional time to comply.
- Applies to
- Final judicial report
Before the Decree of Foreclosure issues, a Final Judicial Report must be filed with the docket showing service and a statement about additional liens or mortgages.
- Applies to
- Trial brief
Trial briefs must include specified case, law, trial-procedure, factual-issue, witness-and-exhibit, jury-question, authority-copy, and findings-of-fact sections.
Fees
All 62- Fee
- 250
- Applies to
- Civil action complaint
A civil action complaint, excluding foreclosure cases, requires a $250.00 filing fee.
- Fee
- 350
- Applies to
- Foreclosure complaint
A foreclosure complaint requires a $350.00 filing fee.
- Fee
- 225
- Applies to
- Praecipe for order of sale
A praecipe for an order of sale filed before November 1, 2025, requires a $225.00 sheriff-sale auction fee.
Service
All 32- Applies to
- Service by publication
- Service
- Publication
An affidavit by the requesting party or counsel must be filed before service by publication may occur.
- Applies to
- Legal notice
- Service
- Publication
The filing party or counsel, rather than the Clerk, must arrange publication and submit the legal notice to an appropriate newspaper.
- Applies to
- Proof of publication
- Service
- Publication
Publication service is complete only after publication for the required number of weeks and filing of proof of publication with the Clerk.
Sealing
All 21An in-person document may be filed under seal only if a motion with a proposed entry accompanies the documents in a sealed envelope, with the motion and proposed entry on top.
When personal identifiers are included in a filed document, all digits except the last four must be redacted for social security numbers, financial account numbers, and other personal identification numbers.
Filers must not include personal or private information in public court documents; when necessary and relevant, it must be submitted separately on the secure Personal Identifier Form.
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