Rule 6 - ACCELERATED CALENDARPursuant to App.R. 11.1, this court hereby adopts an accelerated calendar, which shall be administered as follows:
(A) Each appellant and cross-appellant when filing the docket statement required by Loc.R. 4, and each appellee within ten (10) days thereafter, may request that the case be placed on the court's accelerated calendar. Based upon a review of the docket statement and pursuant to App.R. 3(G), the court may issue a scheduling order accelerating the appeal. The court in its discretion may sua sponte assign or remove any appeal from the accelerated calendar at any stage of the proceedings. Cases accepted for mediation may be removed from the accelerated calendar to accommodate scheduling.(B) Counsel for the party not requesting acceleration may, within ten (10) days after journalization of the scheduling order accelerating the appeal, file a motion requesting that the appeal be removed from the accelerated calendar. The motion shall be supported by a memorandum setting forth good cause for such request.(C) Cases typically considered appropriate for assignment to the accelerated calendar include the following: (1) Cases where: 1. No transcript of proceedings is required.2. Length of the transcript is such that preparation time will not be a source of delay.3. The record was made in an administrative hearing and filed with the trial court.4. All parties to the case approve assignment to the accelerated calendar.(2) Criminal casesinvolving: 2. Challenge to sentencing involving revocation of community control or failure to impose community control.3. Crim.R. 29 or weight of the evidence challenge, especially if a lesser crime is involved.4. Routine OVI or other minor traffic offense.(3) Civil cases involving: 1. Administrative appeal.5. Simple contract action.6. Minor negligence action.7. Post-decree support motion in a custody case.(D) All briefs filed in a case that has been accelerated shall conform to the appellate rules and the local rules of this court as to form and content; however, such briefs shall not exceed either fifteen (15) pages or 4,500 words excluding table of contents and appendices. The appellant shall serve and file a brief within fifteen (15) days of the date on which the record is filed. The appellee shall serve and file a brief within fifteen (15) days after service of the brief of the appellant. Reply briefs may be filed within five (5) days after service of the brief of the appellee and shall not exceed either five (5) pages or 1,500 words in length.(E) Total extensions granted to either party on a case on the accelerated calendar shall not exceed seven (7) days.(F) In its discretion, the court may issue a memorandum decision, an entry or full opinion. Purusant to App.R. 11.1(E), the court may state the reasons for its finding on each assignment of error in brief and conclusory form.(G) All cases placed on the accelerated calendar shall be so designated following the case number on the caption of each brief, pleading or other document filed in the case.Amended effective 2/3/2023.