OH · rules
Ohio S.Ct.Prac.R. 18.02
Reconsideration
(A) Motion for reconsideration
(1) Time to file
Except as provided in Rule 12.08(B), any motion for reconsideration must be filed
within ten days after the Supreme Court’s judgment entry or order is filed with the
Clerk of the Supreme Court.
(2) Basis for filing
A motion for reconsideration shall not constitute a reargument of the case and may
be filed only with respect to the following Supreme Court decisions:
(1) Refusal to accept a jurisdictional appeal;
(2) The sua sponte dismissal of a case;
(3) The granting of a motion to dismiss;
(4) A decision on the merits of a case.
(3) Friend of the court
A friend of the court may not file a motion for reconsideration. A friend of the
court may file a memorandum in support of a motion for reconsideration within the
time permitted for filing a motion for reconsideration.
(4) Refusal to file
The Clerk shall refuse to file a motion for reconsideration that is not expressly
permitted by this rule or that is not timely.
(B) Memorandum opposing reconsideration
Except as provided in Rule 12.08(B), any party or friend of the court who filed a merit brief
may file a memorandum opposing a motion for reconsideration within ten days of the filing
of the motion.
History
Effective Date: June 1, 1994 Amended: April 1, 1996; April 1, 2000; July 1, 2004; January 1, 2008; January 1, 2010; January 1, 2013; April 1, 2025
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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