Ohio Loc. App. R. 7

As amended through October 29, 2024
Rule 7 - Consolidated Cases

If appealing from a judgment that has more than one trial court case number and the cases were not consolidated by the trial court, a party must file a separate notice of appeal for each trial court case number. A party is required to file only one notice of appeal from a judgment entered in cases which were consolidated by the trial court. The notice of appeal must list all consolidated trial court case numbers.

Cases involving related transactions and the same or similar principles of law may be consolidated at the discretion of the court of appeals either upon motion or sua sponte. Once two or more cases have been consolidated in the court of appeals, the first case shall be deemed the "lead case." Thereafter, all filings and entries pertaining to the consolidated matter shall contain all case numbers, with the lead case number appearing first, but shall be filed in only the lead case. Dispositive motions pertaining to fewer than all cases within a consolidated matter shall contain only the case numbers to which they pertain and shall be docketed in only those cases.

Ohio. Loc. App. R. 7

As amended through 6/1/2021; as amended effective 3/2/2022.