Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Filing Rules

For a settlement or dismissal more than two days before the hearing, the parties must file the standard Settlement & Dismissal Entry, serve the Assignment Commissioner, and notify the arbitrators; if settlement is within two days of arbitration, the entry must also order payment of fees and identify the arbitrators, their addresses, and the amounts due.

b. Objections to Depositions to be used at trial.

The fee is $7.00 when the requester does not provide a CD and wants the completed CD mailed.

Clerk of Courts staff must mail the fingerprint card and dismissal entry to BCI, or provide the individual’s personal identifying information if the card is unavailable.

Only the Court may extend the 60-day period for scheduling a hearing after appointment of the Chairman.

Computer-generated forms must use the same format as forms provided by the Court.

When a pleading requires or contains the specified personal and private information, the filing party must submit that information on the Personal Identifiers form.

A fax-filed document is accepted as the effective original filing.

The party requesting telephone appearance must coordinate one call to the Court at the designated date and time.

Any party may request an oral hearing on a post-conviction motion.

Fax filings are limited to ten pages, including attached exhibits.