Tuscarawas County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Rules

The magistrate’s appointment order or judgment entry must state the specified guardian ad litem fee rate, deposit instructions, travel-reimbursement approval requirement, and fee apportionment.

Counsel must file dismissal entries no later than 30 days after the mediation conference and notify the Mediation Department if additional time is required.

The statement of evidence must be served on the other party within 14 days after objections are filed; the other party may serve an objection or proposed amendment within ten days after service of the statement.

A praecipe for a subpoena issued to the Tuscarawas County Sheriff costs $40 each.

A document requiring a filing fee or service by the clerk cannot be filed by fax.

All e-filed documents must be PDFs except proposed orders.

CQE investigation-related documents and information are confidential, must be kept sealed, and may be opened only by court order.

A continuance motion must be written, state the reason, and provide a detailed explanation and any applicable supporting documents; absent contrary direction, it is heard after proper notice to opposing counsel, though a motion is generally unnecessary for an agreed entry.

A courtesy copy must be directed to the courtroom for responses filed and served on the Friday before non-oral consideration.

A motion together with its supporting or opposing brief or memorandum may not exceed 15 pages, excluding supporting documents.

The proposed Confirmation of Sale Entry must be faxed to the clerk of courts for calculation of costs within seven days after the writ is returned.

If an e-filing contains two captioned documents, only the document identified by the docket entry will be considered filed.

Motions to suppress evidence will be scheduled by a scheduling order.