Medina County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil action or other fee required filing

A civil action or other fee-required filing must be accompanied by a security-for-costs deposit in the amount specified on the Clerk of Courts Fee Schedule.

No civil action or other filing requiring a filing fee shall be filed unless the filing party has deposited, as security for costs, the amount set forth on the Fee Schedule of the Medina County Clerk of Courts.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Filing

The filing party must provide the required costs deposit when filing, and the filing may be rejected if the deposit is omitted.

The filing party is responsible for ensuring that the appropriate deposit is made at the time of filing, and the filing may be rejected if the required deposit is not submitted.

CRITICAL

The Clerk may reject an electronically filed document that requires a filing fee if the filer has not complied with the established filing-fee payment mechanism.

Any document filed electronically that requires a filing fee may be rejected by the Clerk of Courts unless the filer has complied with the mechanism established for the payment of filing fees.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil action complaint

A party initiating a civil action unable to provide security for costs must file a poverty affidavit with the complaint, and cost collection is postponed until termination.

If the party initiating a civil action is unable to give security as provided under this rule, that party shall file a poverty affidavit with the complaint. The collection of costs shall be postponed until the case is terminated.

WARNING

Applies to

Voluntary dismissal

Court costs associated with a voluntarily dismissed action or claim are assessed to the dismissing parties unless the court orders otherwise.

Upon voluntary dismissal of any action or claim, court costs associated with that claim shall be assessed to the dismissing parties unless otherwise ordered by the Court.