Ohio Loc. App. R. 11
Where two or more notices of appeal are filed in the same case and the parties filing the notices of appeal are opposing each other, the party filing the appeal later in time (App.R. 4(B)(1)), shall be referred to as "appellee/cross-appellant" and shall caption the notice of appeal as a cross-appeal. The briefing schedule for both appellant/cross-appellee and appellee/cross-appellant pursuant to App.R. 3(C)(1) and (2) shall be as follows, except as provided in App.R. 14(C):
Filing No. 1: Assignments of error and brief of appellant/cross-appellee: 20 days after the date on which the clerk has mailed the notice required by App.R. 11(B) (15 days from the date the record is filed in accelerated calendar appeals).
Filing(s) No. 2: Assignments of error and brief of appellee/cross-appellant: 20 days after service of appellant's assignments of error and brief (15 days in accelerated calendar appeals).
Appellee/cross-appellant's brief in response to appellant/cross-appellee's assignments of error: 20 days after service of appellant/cross-appellee's assignments of error and brief (15 days in accelerated calendar appeals).
These two briefs may be combined into one document provided it is clearly designated as both briefs and each brief within the document is labeled so that the court can determine that neither brief exceeds the page limit described in 6th Dist.Loc.App.R. 10(A).
Filing(s) No. 3: Appellant/cross-appellee's brief in response to appellee/cross-appellant's assignments of error and brief: 20 days from the date of service of appellee/cross-appellant's assignments of error and brief (15 days in accelerated calendar appeals).
Appellant/cross-appellee's reply brief: 20 days from the date of service of appellee/cross-appellant's brief in response to appellant/cross-appellee's assignments of error and brief. No reply brief is allowed in accelerated calendar appeals without leave of court.
These two briefs may be combined into one document provided it is clearly designated as both briefs and each brief within the document is labeled so that the court can determine that neither brief exceeds the page limit described in 6th Dist.Loc.App.R. 10(A).
Filing No. 4: Appellee/cross-appellant's reply brief: 10 days from the date of service of appellant/cross-appellee's brief in response to appellee/cross-appellant's assignments of error and brief. No reply brief is allowed in accelerated calendar appeals without leave of court.
Ohio. Loc. App. R. 11