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S.D. Ohio Civ. R. 1.1
General Provisions
(a) Citation. These Rules may be cited as “S.D. Ohio Civ. R. .”
(b) Effective Date. The effective date of these Rules as amended is October 21, 2024.
(c) Scope of Rules. These Rules govern practice and procedure in cases before the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, unless a Judge orders otherwise
in a given case. These Rules apply to United States courthouses and to the courtrooms,
chambers, and ancillary portions of state courthouses or other buildings while in use by
this Court under agreement with local authorities. Failure to comply with these Rules
may result in the imposition of sanctions.
(d) Relationship to Prior Rules; Actions Pending on Effective Date. These Rules
supersede all previous rules promulgated by this Court. They govern proceedings in
this Court after they take effect except to the extent that in the opinion of the Judge the
application to already pending cases would not be feasible or would work injustice, in
which event the former Rules shall govern.
(1) 1 U.S.C. §§ 1-5 shall, as far as applicable, govern the construction of these Rules.
(2) These Rules shall be construed to achieve the orderly administration of the business
of this Court; to govern the practice of attorneys and parties before this Court; and
to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action.
References to statutes, regulations, or rules shall be interpreted to include revisions
and amendments made subsequent to the adoption of these Rules.
(e) ECF Manual. These Rules, supplemented by the Electronic Filing Policies and
Procedures Manual (the “ECF Manual”), as amended from time to time by the Clerk,
govern use of the Electronic Case Filing (“ECF”) system in this District. Technical
terms used in these Rules have the meaning set out in the ECF Manual.
(f) General and Standing Orders. The general orders of the Court and standing orders
of any Judge, which are available on the Court’s website, may supplement these Rules
in any case. A litigant may obtain a paper copy of each general or standing order, upon
request and without charge, from the Clerk at any location of Court.
Provenance
- Source
- www.ohsd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
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