Judge Chryssa N. Hartnett
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Proposed Jury Instructions
- Email • One Week Before Trial
Trial Brief, Motion in Limine
- Email • Two Weeks Before Trial
Adjournments
Court-wideRequest must include
Document Format Requirements2 rules
WHILE INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE COURT MAY BE STAPLED IN THE UPPER LEFTHAND CORNER, MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS SHALL NOT BE STAPLED TO EACH OTHER OR TO THE ENVELOPES THAT ARE SUBMITTED WITH THEM.
Plaintiff will mark exhibits using numbers and Defendant will mark exhibits using letters. If there are multiple parties, the party’s last name (in addition to the number or letter) will be used. Counsel will share marked exhibits with each other at least two working days before trial.
- Exhibits
Formatting
- •Plaintiff must mark exhibits using numbers
- •Defendant must mark exhibits using letters
Document Filing Requirements6 rules
If so, a proposed Stipulated Protection Order should be submitted within 30 days of the Court’s Case Management Order.
Experts are to be identified by filing a Notice with the Court.
Counsel are to submit a list of proposed OJI instructions, proposed language for any non-OJI instructions (with appropriate legal citations), and interrogatories one week before trial.
Counsel must also file the transcripts at issue. Failure to file such will result in waiver of same. The failure to timely file transcripts of video depositions, along with objections logs as required by the order, may result in the exclusion of such deposition from trial.
One week before trial, counsel must file an objections log for each deposition used at trial, identify the testimony and objection basis, and file the corresponding transcripts; failure results in waiver.
Court's wording
One week before trial, counsel must file objections logs to any depositions that will be used at trial. The objections log should include a reference to the portion of the testimony at issue, as well as a brief description of the basis for the objection, and any other information needed for the Court to rule on the objection. Counsel must also file the transcripts at issue. Failure to file such will result in waiver of same.
Trial briefs and motions in limine should be submitted two weeks before trial, with courtesy copies e-mailed to the magistrate assigned to the case.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
A proposed Stipulated Protective Order should be filed within 30 days after issuance of the Court's Case Management Order.
If so, a proposed Stipulated Protection Order should be submitted within 30 days of the Court’s Case Management Order.
Civil cases
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Absent a showing of good cause, parties must use the trial and final pretrial dates established in the initial pretrial order.
Please note that absent a showing of good cause, the Court expects parties to utilize the Trial and Final Pre-trial dates established in the Initial Pre-trial order.
Civil cases
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Motions in limine should be filed two weeks before trial unless good cause requires filing closer to trial.
Motions in Limine: 2 weeks prior to trial (unless good cause necessitates filing closer to the time of trial)
Civil cases
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Filing Fees and Waivers
Required court-cost deposits must be paid within five days of the order, with dismissal or striking of a jury demand possible for nonpayment.
All required court costs deposits must be paid within FIVE(5) days of the date of this entry. Should complete court costs not be paid as required, the Court, without further hearing, may dismiss this matter for want of prosecution. Should costs not be paid for a jury demand, the Court will strike the jury demand.
Civil cases
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Courtesy Copy Requirements
A courtesy copy of the proposed jury-instruction materials should be emailed to the assigned magistrate.
A courtesy copy should be e-mailed to the Magistrate assigned to the case. (For Magistrate Amanda Paar Conroy, AMPaar@starkcountyohio.gov; for Magistrate Michelle Hay, Mhhay@starkcountyohio.gov.)
Civil cases
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A courtesy copy of the trial briefs and motions in limine should be emailed to the assigned magistrate.
A courtesy copy should be e-mailed to the Magistrate assigned to the case. For Magistrate Amanda Paar Conroy, AMPaar@starkcountyohio.gov; for Magistrate Michelle Hay, Mhhay@starkcountyohio.gov.)
Civil cases
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