Ohio R. Superi. Ct. 57

As amended through October 29, 2024

Rule 57 - Filings and Judgment Entries

(A) All filings, except wills, shall be on eight and one-half by eleven inch paper, without backings, of stock that can be microfilmed.

(B) All filings shall contain the name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and attorney registration number of the individual counsel representing the fiduciary and, in the absence of counsel, the name, address, and telephone number of the fiduciary. Any filing not containing the above requirements may be refused.

(C) Failure of the fiduciary to notify the court of the fiduciary's current address shall be grounds for removal. Not less than ten days written notice of the hearing to remove shall be given to the fiduciary by regular mail at the last address contained in the case file or by other method of service as the court may direct.

(D) Filings containing partially or wholly illegible signatures of counsel, parties or officers administering oaths may be refused, or, if filed, may be stricken, unless the typewritten or printed name of the person whose signature is purported to appear is clearly indicated on the filing.

(E) All pleadings, motions, or other filings are to be typed or printed in ink and correctly captioned.

(F) Unless the court otherwise directs, counsel for the party in whose favor a judgment is rendered, shall prepare the proposed judgment entry and submit the original to the court with a copy to counsel for the opposing party. The proposed judgment entry shall be submitted within seven days after the judgment is rendered. Counsel for the opposing party shall have seven days to object to the court. If the party in whose favor a judgment is rendered fails to comply with this division, the matter may be dismissed or the court may prepare and file the appropriate entry.

(G) When a pleading, motion, judgment entry or other filing consists of more than one page, each page shall contain the case number in the upper portion of the page.

Ohio. R. Superi. Ct. 57

Amended March 8, 2022, effective 7/1/2022.

Commentary (October 1, 1997)

Sup. R. 57 is analogous to former C.P. Sup. R. 24. Sup. R. 57(A) is unchanged.

Sup. R. 57(B) has been amended to require the attorney's Supreme Court Registration Number on all filings in addition to the name, address and telephone number of the attorney.

Sup. R. 57(B) and (D) have been amended to substitute the term "filings" for "papers" as being more descriptive of the documents received by the court.

Sup. R. 57(C) has been amended to provide for removal of a fiduciary who fails to keep the court apprised of a current address. Sup. R. 57(C) has also been amended to reflect the notice requirements of R.C. 2109.24 requiring ten days notice upon the removal of the fiduciary. Sup. R. 57(C) has been amended to allow for service of notice to be by regular mail at the fiduciary's last known address instead of pursuant to Civil Rule 73(E). The amendment is to expedite the removal of dilatory fiduciaries and to timely complete the administration of estates by avoiding the eventual requirement of publication pursuant to Civil Rule 73(E)(6) and the requirement for certified mail notice when such notice is being given by the court.

See, generally R.C. 2109.02, 2109.06, 2109.18, 2109.19, 2109.24, 2109.31, 2109.53.

Sup. R. 57(E) has been amended to reflect recent case law that has noted a distinction between motions, pleadings and filings. The rule now requires all filings to be in ink.

Former C.P. Sup. R. 24(F) and (G) have been combined into new Sup. R. 57(F) since both matters were interrelated. There were no substantive changes made.