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A party or an attorney may seek a judge's removal from a case by filing an affidavit of disqualification with the the Supreme Court of Ohio Office of the Clerk. The filing requirements and relevant procedures are set forth in R.C. 2701.03 and S. Ct.
A party or an attorney may seek a judge's removal from a case by filing an affidavit of disqualification with the the Supreme Court of Ohio Office of the Clerk. The filing requirements and relevant procedures are set forth in R.C. 2701.03 and S. Ct.
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Except for motions made during a hearing or during trial, motions are required to be in writing. They must also be filed in court and served on the opposing party's attorney (or the party if not represented by counsel). If the motion is contested, the opposing attorneys will also file papers opposing the motion.
Judges may not hear cases in which they have either personal knowledge of the disputed facts, a personal bias concerning a party to the case, earlier involvement in the case as a lawyer, or a financial interest in any party or subject matter of the case.
(1) The judge has personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts. (2) The judge served as lawyer for a party in the past two years. (3) The judge has actual bias in favor of or against any party and the judge has substantial doubt as to his or her capacity to be impartial.
When must the documents be filed? The documents required to file a jurisdictional appeal or an appeal of right are due no later than 45 days after the entry of the judgment being appealed.
The court of appeals may review the factual findings made by the trial court or agency, but generally may overturn a decision on factual grounds only if the findings were “clearly erroneous.”
The division establishes a twenty-eight- day deadline for service of responses to motions for summary judgment, and a fourteen-day deadline for service of responses to all other motions. A movant's reply to a response to any motion may be served within seven days after service of the response.