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Ohio S.Ct.Prac.R. 8.01
Institution of a Certified-Conflict Case
(A) General
When a court of appeals issues an order certifying a conflict pursuant to Article IV, Section
3(B)(4) of the Ohio Constitution, any party to the proceeding may institute a certified -
conflict case by filing a notice of certified conflict in the Supreme Court.
(B) Procedure
The notice of certified conflict shall have attached or be accompanied by all of the
following:
(1) A date-stamped copy of the court of appeals order certifying a conflict;
(2) A copy of the certifying court’s opinion;
(3) Copies of the conflicting court of appeals’ opinions.
(C) Party status
The party who files the order certifying a conflict shall be considered the appellant.
(D) Jurisdiction and refusal to file
The court of appeals order certifying a conflict shall be filed within forty-five days after
the date of such order. The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall refuse to file a notice of
certified conflict that is received for filing after this time period has passed.
History
Effective Date: June 1, 1994 Amended: April 1, 1996; April 1, 2000; June 1, 2000; July 1, 2004; January 1, 2008; January 1, 2010; January 1, 2013; January 1, 2015; January 1, 2017; April 1, 2025
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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