Rule 12 - Pleadings and Motions Before Trial: Defenses and Objections (A) Pleadings and motions. Pleadings in criminal proceedings shall be the complaint, and the indictment or information, and the pleas of not guilty, not guilty by reason of insanity, guilty, and no contest.
Civ. R. 37(F) provides factors for judges to consider when a party seeks sanctions against an opponent who has lost potentially relevant electronically stored information. This rule does not attempt to address the larger question of when the duty to preserve electronically stored information is triggered.
Whenever a defendant in a criminal case proposes to offer evidence or argue self-defense, defense of another, or defense of that person's residence, the defendant shall, not less than thirty days before trial in a felony case and fourteen days before trial in a misdemeanor case, give notice in writing of such intent.
In Ohio, a defendant must respond within 28 days after being served the summons and complaint or after completion of service by publi- cation (Ohio Civ. R. Rule 12).
Rule 26 - General Provisions Governing Discovery (A)Policy; discovery methods It is the policy of these rules (1) to preserve the right of attorneys to prepare cases for trial with that degree of privacy necessary to encourage them to prepare their cases thoroughly and to investigate not only the favorable but the ...
Ohio Civil Rule 12 (C) provides: "After the pleadings are closed but within such time as not to delay trial, any party may move for judgment on the pleadings".
A party may be served by certified or express mail through the United States Postal Service, by commercial carrier, return receipt requested; or by deputy sheriff or a process server who is specially appointed by the Court. All service requests must be made through the Clerk of Courts.
For defendants, Rule 12(c) requires that every defense to a claim for relief in any pleading be asserted in the responsive pleading.22 Therefore, if an early decision is made to file a Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss, counsel must include all compelling arguments so as to avoid any possibility of waiver or equitable ...