Rule 11.1 - Accelerated CalendarPursuant to App.R. 11.1, this Court adopts an accelerated calendar which shall be administered in the following manner.
(A) Regular calendar - defaultAll appeals shall proceed by default on the regular calendar under the Ohio Rules of Appellate Procedure unless:
(1) The Court, upon review of the docket statement and/or relevant filings, issues a scheduling order placing the appeal on the accelerated calendar; or(2) The appellant requests the accelerated calendar and the Court deems it appropriate pursuant to subsection (B).(B) Accelerated calendar - factorsIn evaluating whether to assign a case to the accelerated calendar, the Court will consider:
(1) Whether a transcript of proceedings is required and the approximate length of the transcript;(2) In a criminal case, whether the appeal is from a plea or solely challenges the defendant's sentence;(3) Which court the case is appealed from;(4) Any need for accelerated treatment;(5) The anticipated number and complexity of assignments of error;(6) The presence of a cross-appeal or any appellate jurisdictional dispute; and(7) Any other factor that implicates the complexity or precedential nature of the appeal.(C) Method of assignmentsThis Court may assign an appeal to the accelerated or regular calendar at any stage of the proceedings:
(1) Upon its own initiative; or(2) Upon a motion demonstrating good cause filed by any party before the appellant's brief is scheduled to be filed. The motion shall be supported by a memorandum setting forth the specific reasons for the change with reference to the applicable factors identified in subsection (B) above.(D) Rules governing accelerated appeals(1) The proceedings in an appeal placed on the accelerated calendar shall be governed by this rule and by the Ohio Rules of Appellate Procedure, including the procedures specific to accelerated appeals set forth in App.R. 3, 10, and 11.1. However, the scheduling order issued pursuant to Loc.R. 3.3 shall set forth deadlines for briefs and transmission of the record.(2) Oral argument in an accelerated appeal shall be governed by App.R. 21 and Loc.R. 21. Generally, the Court will endeavor to schedule appeals on the accelerated calendar for an argument/submission date sooner than contemporaneously filed appeals on the regular calendar.(3) Briefs filed in an accelerated appeal shall conform to App.R. 16 and Loc.R. 16.1 and 19. An appellant may file a reply brief, which shall be filed within ten days of the filing of the appellee's brief.Amended eff. 1/1/2022; amended eff. 2/1/2024.