Court Rules (Printer Friendly Version)

In The County Municipal Court, Morrow County , Ohio

Local Rules of Court

The Court hereby adopts the following rules which shall be applicable in all cases filed in this Court.

I. GENERAL RULES OF COURT

1. TERMS, HOURS AND SESSIONS OF COURT: The Morrow County Municipal Court shall sit continuously and not be divided into terms. The office of the clerk of the Morrow Court Municipal Court shall be open Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM until 5: PM. subject to the availability of personnel. All sessions of the Morrow County Municipal Court shall begin promptly at 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM unless other wise directed by the Judge. The Court shall close for all legal holidays observed by the public offices of Morrow County , Ohio or when the Morrow County Courthouse is otherwise closed. The Court may be closed or it's hours of operation changed at any time without prior notice by order of the Judge of the Morrow County Municipal Court.

2. AUDIO RECORD: Unless otherwise provided in these rules, all proceedings before this Court, shall be recorded by an audio electronic recording device provided by the Court. All jury trials where the Local Rule 3 deposit is timely made or waived by the Court and all other proceedings where a written request for stenographic record is filed and the Local 3 deposit is timely made or waived by the Court, will be recorded by stenographic court reporter. No record shall be required of any proceedings in the small claims division of this Court.

3. STENOGRAPHIC RECORD: When a written request for stenographic record is filed or where a request for jury trial is filed, the party making such request shall deposit with the Court the sum of $75.00 to cover the minimum 1/2 day stenographer's fee. The deposit shall be made with the request for stenographic record or in the case of a request for jury trial, seven (7) days before the date set for such trial. In criminal cases, this deposit may be waived where an affidavit or other evidence of the requesting party's inability to make the required deposit is filed with his or her request for jury trial or his or her request for stenographic record and such request is approved by the Court. Unless the requesting party notifies this Court to cancel his or her request for jury trial before 3:30 p.m. on the last business day before the date set for trial, the fee shall be assessed against the requesting party whether or not the case goes to trial. Failure to timely make this deposit or file for and receive a waiver thereof shall be deemed a waiver of or withdrawal of any request for stenographic record.

1 2 3 4 5 >>