Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure

Printed in clear text on high quality paper with room for notes. An excellent resource for lawyers, students, and researchers. Up to date with all Rules, Notes, and Forms.The Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure lay down the rules that should be followed by Ohio state courts. The rules govern civil actions. These rules are stated and applied to eliminate delay, unnecessary expense and all other impediments to the expeditious administration of justice. In Ohio, a civil action commences by filing of a complaint with the court. Party who commences the action is called the plaintiff, and the opposite party is called the defendant. A civil action can be classified into various stages that include: pleading stage, discovery stage, trial stage, and judgment stage. According to Rule 4(a), once a complaint is filed, the court clerk will issue the required summons to the defendant(s). Read more