N.D. Ohio LR 7.1

(a) Motions Governed by Case Management Plan. All motions are governed

by the Case Management Plan adopted pursuant to the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990.

(b) Motions to be in Writing. All motions, unless made during a hearing or trial,

must be in writing and must be made sufficiently in advance of the trial to avoid any

delay in trial.

(c) Memorandum by Moving Party. The moving party must serve and file

with its motion a memorandum of the points and authorities on which it relies in support

of the motion.

(d) Memorandum in Opposition. Unless otherwise ordered by the Judicial

Officer, each party opposing a motion must serve and file a memorandum in opposition

within thirty (30) days after service of any dispositive motion and within fourteen (14)

days after service of any non-dispositive motion. If a party opposing a motion was served

with the motion under Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(C), (D), or (F), three days shall be added to

the prescribed period as provided in Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(d).

(e) Reply Memorandum. Unless otherwise ordered by the Judicial Officer, the

moving party may serve and file a reply memorandum in support of any dispositive

motion within fourteen (14) days after service of the memorandum in opposition and in

support of any non-dispositive motion within seven (7) days after service of the

memorandum in opposition. If the moving party was served with the memorandum in

opposition under Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(C), (D), or (F), three days shall be added to the

prescribed period as provided in Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(d).

(f) Length of Memoranda. Without prior approval of the Judicial Officer for

good cause shown, memoranda relating to dispositive motions must not exceed ten (10)

pages in length for expedited cases, twenty (20) pages for administrative, standard and

unassigned cases, thirty (30) pages for complex cases, and forty (40) pages for mass tort

cases. Every memorandum related to a dispositive motion must be accompanied by a

certification specifying the track, if any, to which the case has been assigned and a

statement certifying that the memorandum adheres to the page limitations set forth in this

section. In the event that the page limitations have been modified by order of the Judicial

Officer, a statement to that effect must be included in the certification along with a

statement that the memorandum complies with those modifications. Failure to comply

with these provisions may be sanctionable at the discretion of the Judicial Officer.

Memoranda relating to all other motions must not exceed fifteen (15) pages in length. All

memoranda exceeding fifteen (15) pages in length, excepting those in Social Security

reviews, must have a table of contents, a table of authorities cited, a brief statement of the

issue(s) to be decided, and a summary of the argument presented. Appendices of

evidentiary, statutory or other materials are excluded from these page limitations and may

be bound separately from memoranda.

(g) Hearings. The Judicial Officer may rule on unopposed motions without

hearing at any time after the time for filing an opposition has expired. The Judicial Officer

may also rule on any opposed motion without hearing at any time after the time for filing

a reply memorandum has elapsed.

(h) Untimely Motions. Any motion (other than motions made during hearings or

at trial) served and filed beyond the motion deadline established by the Court may be

denied solely on the basis of the untimely filing.

(i) Sanctions for Filing Frivolous Motions or Oppositions. Filing a frivolous

motion or opposing a motion on frivolous grounds may result in the imposition of

appropriate sanctions including the assessment of costs and attorneys' fees against counsel

and/or the party involved.