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| Who to call . . . | when you need . . . |
Stacey Thomas
Secretary
614-525-3777 | general court information. |
Wilma Graeff
Bailiff
614-525-3293 | to inquire about procedures and processes in any criminal matters before the court. |
Valerie Swanson
Staff Attorney
614-525-5993 | to inquire about any pending civil matters before the court or to report settlement of a civil case. |
Tammy Luchini
Court Reporter
614-525-3759 | to order transcripts. |
Jennifer Hunt
Magistrate
614-525-4692 | to inquire about scheduling mediation, magistrate trials, or damages hearings. |
Civil Litigation Preferences
(for info on criminal procedures and preferences, please call the Judge’s bailiff) |
General
Counsel to follow the Local Rules. All Pre-Trials or other court conferences are held at 9:00 a.m. unless otherwise specifically noted in the order. |
Pre-Trials
Pre-Trial statements required as provided for under the Civil/Local Rules. No attendance by telephone. Parties not required to attend unless otherwise ordered. Counsel shall come with full settlement authority. |
Motion Practice
Page limits enforced. Leave to exceed will be granted only in limited circumstances. |
Discovery
Parties are required to engage in resolution of disputes pursuant to the Civil Rules. Should communications reach an impasse, contact the staff attorney; the court will then refer the matter to the magistrate. |
Settlement Conferences
Can be arranged at any stage in the proceedings before the magistrate. |
Continuances or Amended Case Schedules
For good cause shown. Submit an appropriate judgment entry after getting dates from the staff attorney. |
Trials
Full set of jury instructions should be emailed to the secretary by the morning of trial. Jury trials may be referred to magistrate with consent of all parties in order to obtain a date certain. |