Notice of Appearance - PDF
Notice of Appearance - Word Format

Case Classification Form - PDF
Case Classification Form - Word Format

Foreclosure Case Property Description Approval Form - PDF
Foreclosure Case Property Description Approval Form - Word Format

Confidential Identifiers Form - PDF

Subpoena - PDF
Subpoena - Word Format

PRAECIPE- PDF
PRAECIPE- Word Format

Instructions for Filing CPO Petition - PDF

Civil Protection Order (CPO) Petition - PDF
Civil Protection Order (CPO) Petition - Word Format

Information on Filing for a Civil Protection Order (CPO) - PDF

Mediation Case Summary Form - PDF
Mediation Case Summary Form - Word Format

Praecipe for Certificate of Judgment - PDF
Praecipe for Certificate of Judgment - Word Format

Order of Sheriff’s Sale - PDF
Order of Sheriff’s Sale - Word Format

Arraignment Waiver - PDF

Criminal Time Waiver - PDF

Affidavit of Mistaken Identity - PDF

Application to Seal Criminal Records after Conviction – 2025 Version - Word Format

Application to Expunge Criminal Record - Word Format
Application to Expunge Criminal Record - PDF

Weapons Relief Application - PDF
Weapons Relief Application - Word Format

Appointment as a Standing Process Server for One (1) Year (application and affidavit) - PDF
Appointment as a Standing Process Server for One (1) Year (application and affidavit) - Word Format

Appointment as a Standing Process Server for One (1) Year (ORDER) - Word Format

Appointment as a Special Process Server on a Specific Case (application and affidavit) - PDF
Appointment as a Special Process Server on a Specific Case (application and affidavit) - Word Format

Appointment as a Special Process Server on a Specific Case (ORDER) - Word Format

TO ALL COUNSEL SEEKING CRIMINAL CASE APPOINTMENTS, PLEASE NOTE: Any new Appointed Counsel appointment made as of September 8, 2022 will be reimbursed at a rate of $75/hour for both in and out of court. All counsel must submit the new form pursuant to the regulations of the Ohio Public Defender Commission in OAC chapter 120-1.  Completed forms should be returned promptly to Court Administrator Diana Owens.

TO ALL COUNSEL SEEKING CRIMINAL CASE APPOINTMENTS: Please take notice that the Common Pleas Court has adopted a new form for counsel seeking to receive appointments to represent indigent criminal defendants. All counsel must submit the new form pursuant to the regulations of the Ohio Public Defender Commission in OAC chapter 120-1. Counsel are urged to review the regulations in that chapter. Completed forms should be returned promptly to Court Administrator Diana Owens. Please click Appointed Counsel Application Form for a PDF copy of this application.

Please take notice that failure to submit Appointed Counsel fee applications within 90 days of disposition will result in a reduction in the fee, based on Ohio Public Defender’s Office rules.

Appointed Counsel Fee Application