Lake County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Chambers Communication Rules
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Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes. This page is scoped to Lake County Court of Common Pleas, General Division; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
Criminal cases
- Contact
- Phone
The court must be notified immediately by telephone when a nolle prosequi is entered or the defendant wishes to change the plea.
The court is to be notified by telephone immediately when a nolle prosequi is entered or when defendant wishes to change his or her plea.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
Criminal cases
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Attorneys and self-represented parties admitted to bail must provide current email and telephone information upon appearance and file notice of changes; hearing notices are sent by email.
In order to facilitate communication between the court and the parties, each attorney and each self-represented party who is admitted to bail must notify the court of his or her email address and telephone numbers immediately upon entering an appearance. Notice of a current or changed email address or telephone number must be given timely to the court by filing the notice with the Lake County Clerk of Courts. All hearing notices will be sent by email.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
Criminal cases
- Contact
- Phone
The court must be notified immediately by telephone when a nollie prosequi is entered or the defendant wishes to change the plea.
The Court is to be notified by telephone immediately when a nollie prosequi is entered or when the defendant wishes to change their plea.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
Civil cases
- Contact
Proposed instructions must be emailed in Word to the court and opposing counsel and ordinarily should not be filed with the clerk unless preservation of appellate rights requires filing.
The instructions shall be provided by electronic copy in Word by email sent to CommonPleasCourtV@lakecountyohio.gov as well as to opposing counsel. Neither the written copy nor the electronic copy should be filed with the Clerk of Courts unless preservation of appellate rights is concerned.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026WARNING
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Counsel and self-represented filers must configure their email systems to accept messages from the judge, clerk of courts, and LakeCountyOhio.gov email domain.
It is the responsibility of counsel or the party filing any document to configure his or her e-mail filter or program to accept e-mail from the judge and the clerk of courts and the county’s e-mail domain (i.e. LakeCountyOhio.gov).
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026INFO
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- 350-2662
Contact the Court’s Scheduler directly at 350-2662 to request a hearing, request a continuance, or report a settlement.
To request a hearing, request a continuance or report a settlement, please contact the Court’s Scheduler* directly at 350-2662.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026INFO
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- (440)350-2136
Contact the Court’s Scheduler directly by phone to request a hearing or continuance or report a settlement.
To request a hearing, request a continuance, or report a settlement, please contact the Court’s Scheduler directly at (440)350-2136.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026INFO
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- (440)350-2723
Contact the Court’s Bailiff directly by phone with questions about a received jury summons.
If you have received a Jury Summons and have questions, please contact the Court’s Bailiff directly at (440)350-2723.
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Civil cases
- Contact
- Phone to chambers ?
Settled cases should be brought to the court's attention immediately by calling or e-mailing the court at the earliest opportunity.
Summary: The court must be called as soon as possible after a case settles.
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Civil cases
Settled cases should be brought to the court’s attention immediately by calling ore-mailing the court at the earliest opportunity.
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A settled case should be reported to the court immediately by telephone at the earliest opportunity.
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Civil cases
- Contact
- Phone to chambers ?
- Phone
- (440) 350-2100
Cases that are settled should be brought to the court's attention immediately by calling (440) 350-2100, or preferably, by sending an e-mail to CommonPleasIV@LakeCountyOhio.gov.
Summary: Settled cases should be reported to the court immediately by phone or, preferably, email.
How may parties contact Lake County Court of Common Pleas, General Division?
Lake County Court of Common Pleas, General Division: The rule addresses email communications with the court. Counsel and self-represented filers must configure their email systems to accept messages from the judge, clerk of courts, and LakeCountyOhio.gov email domain.
Judge Patrick J. Condon: The rule addresses email communications. The rule lists email CommonPleasCourtV@lakecountyohio.gov. Proposed instructions must be emailed in Word to the court and opposing counsel and ordinarily should not be filed with the clerk unless preservation of appellate rights requires filing.
Judge Jeffrey W. Ruple: The rule addresses phone communications. The court must be notified immediately by telephone when a nolle prosequi is entered or the defendant wishes to change the plea.
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