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Summarizes news of interest to the local legal community. New Cleveland Ordinances and important local court cases (local municipal courts, Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas, Eighth District Court of Appeals) are highlighted along with some Ohio Supreme Court, Sixth Circuit cases, U.S. Supreme Court and State and Federal Statutes.

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Last Entry: March 24, 2011 at 16:51:04

OSBA Recommends Judges Limit Jurors' Social Media Access

Posted on May 27, 2010
The Ohio State Bar Association has recommended a new jury instruction for judges to give to jurors. Concerns over jurors looking outside the confines of a case for evidence and other information has prompted the OSBA to recommend that judges...

Cuyahoga County DR Forms Are Now Interactive

Posted on May 27, 2010
Brand new this week, most of the forms on the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations website are now interactive as fillable pdf forms. They can now be completed online by simply typing in relevant information and printing out the completed product....

Supreme Court Places Restrictions on Naming John Doe Defendants

Posted on May 27, 2010
The Ohio Supreme Court decision in Erwin v. Bryan has clarified when plaintiffs can and cannot name John Doe defendants under Civil Rule 15. The crux of the opinion is that using that designation is acceptable if a plaintiff knows...

Membership Includes Expanded Access to Lexis and Westlaw

Posted on May 26, 2010
As part of reneogiating new Lexis and Westlaw plans, the Cleveland Law Library and the Cuyahoga County Law Library expanded what the law library has to offer. Click here to review all databases we currently offer and review our new...

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Franklin County to Establish E-filing

Posted on April 28, 2010
The Columbus Dispatch reports that Franklin County is in the process of purchasing an online system to allow lawyers to e-file court documents without having to go to the Courthouse. The system will cost about $1.3 million. No word yet...

LexisNexis and Texas Court Sued Over File and Serve Service Used Locally for Complex Litigation Docket

Posted on April 28, 2010
Locally, litigants and attorneys partcipating in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court's complex litigation docket must use LexisNexis File and Serve to access or file documents. Interestingly enough, according to law.com, a woman in Texas has sued a court and...

Cuyahoga County Could Help Cleveland Operate Jails

Posted on April 28, 2010
According to WKSU News, the City of Cleveland is considering transferring some of its jail operations to Cuyahoga County. Click here to listen to the audio news report, which starts off by indicating that an efficiency report prepared for Mayor...

Picture It-Three Giants Lead the Legal Publishing Industry

Posted on April 28, 2010
Three publishing giants-Thomson/West, Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer- have cornered the market of what used to be a wide number of legal research and reference publishers. A librarian and colleague named Sarah Glassmeyer has created a wonderful, colorful chart that...

New U.S. Supreme Court Web Site Has Added Functionality

Posted on April 05, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court's website has gotten a facelift, along with some new features, including an interactive, color-coded argument calendar on the bottom of the front page and better search capabilities. There is also a new Case Citation Finder and...

Welcome Judge Gold to Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Bench

Posted on April 05, 2010
Welcome to Judge Rosemary Grdina Gold, whose started today as the newest Judge on the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Bench. Judge Gold's background includes a domestic relations practice at Buckley King, after which she hung out her own shingle in...

PACER Expanding Public Access

Posted on March 25, 2010
Good news from PACER, the access point for opinions from the federal district and appellate courts. The federal judiciary has just approved various changes to PACER, including a new pilot project to allow up to 12 federal courts to post...

OSBA Developing Online Forms Library

Posted on March 11, 2010
The Ohio State Bar Association is in the process of creating an online forms library using a program called HotDocs. This new service, which will be available for a fee to OSBA members, will automate the process of creating common...

New Free Court Site for N.D. Ohio Opinions

Posted on February 26, 2010
The U.S. federal courts system has launched a brand new website called CourtWEB that provides free access to district court opinions from judges who elect to participate and make their decisions available. According to a press release from the N.D....

ABA Lists Top 100 Blogs for Lawyers

Posted on February 24, 2010
I just came across the ABA's notice linking to its list of the top 100 blogs for lawyers. All of the blogs on the list are categorized by topic and include links to twitter where applicable.

New Pamphlet Available for Pro Se's Appealing to Ohio Supreme Court

Posted on February 24, 2010
The Ohio Supreme Court has created and published a brand new online pamphlet for pro se litigants who are preparing appeals to the Supreme Court from one of Ohio's Courts of Appeal.

LegalZoom Accused of Unauthorized Practice of Law

Posted on February 24, 2010
Consumer may love LegalZoom, but it is facing a class action alleging that its process of creating wills, POA's, pleadings in domestic relations cases, and other documents constitutes the unauthorized practice of law. Click here to read an article about...

Ohio Supreme Court Translates Common Forms into 5 Languages

Posted on February 24, 2010
The Ohio Supreme Court has translated 27 common forms used in general, domestic relations, juvenile and probate court cases into Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, and Somali. A few of the key forms include those related to domestic violence and stalking...

Last Names A-L: Don't Forget to File Your Ohio CLE Transcript

Posted on January 21, 2010
January 31st is fast approaching as the deadline for Ohio attorneys whose last names start with A-L to file their CLE transcripts with the Ohio Supreme Court. Per the Supreme Court's Press Release, filing can be done by mail or...

Ohio Supreme Court Considering Uniform, State-wide Domestic Relations Forms

Posted on January 21, 2010
The Ohio Supreme Court is considering adopting uniform domestic relations forms for use in all Ohio courts In a concerted effort to make domestic relations practice in Ohio more seamless, improve access to the justice system, and help out DR...

6th Circuit Has Updated Its Free, Online Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions

Posted on January 05, 2010
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has updated its free, online criminal pattern jury instructions. Click here to read and review the changes the Court posted to its website on December 31, 2009.

Ohio Supreme Court Launches News Delivery System

Posted on January 05, 2010
You can now customize the type of news you want to receive from the Ohio Supreme Court. Beginning with the new year, the Court created a new delivery system and migrated all of its prior email users over so that...

Cuyahoga DR Court Elects Judge Palos Administrative Judge

Posted on January 05, 2010
With the brand new year came the election of a new administrative judge for Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court. The newest of the DR Judges, Judge Diane M. Palos, takes over for the retiring Judge Timothy Flanagan and assumes management...

Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court Has Launched New Website

Posted on December 22, 2009
I finally took the time today to look at the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court's new website. All of the original FAQ's and other court information are still there, but they have been expanded, The Court has also updated its...

Ohio Courts Vary on Use of Cell Phones at Court

Posted on December 22, 2009
We just conducted our annual ethics, professionalism and substance abuse seminar, and the professionalism session covered tech-etiquette between different generations of lawyers. IInterestingly, a new article from the Columbus Dispatch chronicles various court policies on the use of cell phones...

Ohio Attorneys Will Soon Be Asked to Report Pro Bono Activities Again

Posted on December 22, 2009
Some time in early 2010, the Ohio Supreme Court will be sending Ohio attorneys a questionnaire soliciting information on their pro bono activities, including any financial contributions to legal services organizations. According to the Court's Press Release, the survey is...

Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court Considering Changes to Rules on Foreclosure and Sheriff's Sales

Posted on December 22, 2009
The Common Pleas Court for Cuyahoga County is considering proposed changes to Local Rules 24 and 27 governing foreclosures and sheriff's sales. Click here to view the text of the proposed new rules. According to the Court's Press Release, The...

Google Scholar Adds Free Access to Federal and State Legal Opinions

Posted on November 25, 2009
Better late than never, here is our trumpet blast on the newest Google product that will allow free access to full text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state district, appellate and supreme courts using Google Scholar. It appears that...

Big Changes Coming for Traffic Tickets and Rules

Posted on November 25, 2009
Effective January 1, 2010, new changes are coming to Ohio's traffic ticket Rules. The Ohio Supreme Court has created a new traffic ticket for officers to use when they run out of their current supplies, and there are new rules...

Nancy A. Fuerst Elected New Cuyahoga CP Administrative Judge

Posted on November 17, 2009
As they do every November pursuant to local rule, the Judges of the Common Pleas Court for Cuyahoga County have elected a new Administrative Judges. This year, it is Judge Nancy A. Fuerst, whose term will begin on January 1,...

Ohio Supreme Court Adopts New Pro Hac Vice Rules, effective 1/1/2011

Posted on November 10, 2009
Effective 1/1/11 (not 1/1/10), the Ohio Supreme Court will significantly chang the rules for out-of-state lawyers who want to be admitted to practice for a limited purpose in an Ohio case. Under amendments to Rule XII of the Rules for...

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