Rule 4.01 - Motions; Responses(A) Motion for order or relief (1) Unless otherwise addressed by these rules, an application for an order or other relief shall be made by filing a motion for the order or relief. The motion shall state with particularity the grounds on which it is based. (2) A motion to stay a lower court's decision pending appeal shall include relevant information regarding bond. A copy of the lower court's decision and any applicable opinion shall be attached to the motion. (B) Response to a motion (1) If a party files a motion with the Supreme Court, any other party may file a response to the motion within ten days from the date the motion is filed, unless otherwise provided in these rules or by order of the Supreme Court. (2) A reply to a response to a motion shall not be filed by the moving party. The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall refuse to file a reply to a response to a motion, and motions to waive this rule are prohibited and shall not be filed. (C) Supreme Court action The Supreme Court may act upon a motion before the deadline for filing a response to the motion, if the interests of justice warrant immediate consideration by the Supreme Court.
Ohio. R. Prac. S. Ct. 4.01
Effective Date:6/1/1994; Amended: 4/1/1996; 4/28/1997; 7/1/2004; 10/1/2005;1/1/2008; 1/1/2010; 1/1/2013.