Rule 4 - Process: Summons (A) Summons: issuance. Upon the filing of the complaint the clerk shall forthwith issue a summons for service upon each defendant listed in the caption. Upon request of the plaintiff separate or additional summons shall issue at any time against any defendant.
R. 5(B)(1) makes clear that when a notice of limited appearance has been filed by an attorney, an opposing party shall continue serving documents upon the party throughout the duration of the limited appearance while also serving the attorney.
R. 5 duty to serve all other parties but did not authorize the party to use the facilities of a local court's electronic filing system to perform that duty-even though, under local rules, the court's facilities nevertheless serve by electronic means all parties participating in the electronic filing system.
Service on Parties: Rule 5 mandates that every written motion, order, or other paper (except those which may be heard ex parte) must be served on each party to the litigation.
(2) All cases submitted for determination after a court trial shall be decided within ni nety days from the date the case was subm i tted. (3) All motions shall be ruled upon within one hundred twenty days from the date the moti on was filed, except as otherwi se noted on the report forms.
Rule 33 - Interrogatories to Parties (A) Availability; procedures for use. Any party, without leave of court, may serve upon any other party up to forty written interrogatories to be answered by the party served.
(c) If service of process is refused or was unclaimed, the Clerk shall forthwith electronically file a Return of Service Unexecuted which shall serve as notice to the attorney of record or if there is no attorney of record, the party at whose instance process was issued (who shall be copied by regular mail), that ...
68. An offer of judgment by any party, if refused by an opposite party, may not be filed with the court by the offering party for purposes of a proceeding to determine costs. This rule shall not be construed as limiting voluntary offers of settlement made by any party.
Civil Rule 45 (C) Protection of persons subject to subpoenas. (1) A party or an attorney responsible for the issuance and service of a subpoena shall take reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on a person subject to that subpoena.
Statutes of Limitations in Ohio Cause of ActionStatute Libel: 1 year Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.11(A) (2025) Medical malpractice: 1 year Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.113(A) (2025) Personal injury: 2 years Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10(A) (2025) Product liability: 2 years Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10(A) (2025)10 more rows