Summit County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Fees and Waivers

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Civil cases

The buyer must contact the Fiscal Office to obtain and pay the Tax Duplicate amount, at least the amount due as of the sale date; mortgage-sale payments may be cash, cashier's check, or money order, while tax-sale payments must be guaranteed funds, and wire transfers are not accepted.

Contact the Summit County Fiscal Office to request, obtain and pay the amount due on the Tax Duplicate, with the minimum amount to be paid being the amount due as of the Date of Sale. i. The Fiscal Office can be reached at 330-643-2600 to obtain tax amount due Terms: i. For Mortgage Sales: Cash, Cashier's Check, Money Order (no wire transfers) ii. For Tax Sales: Guaranteed Funds Only (Cash, Cashier's Check, Money Order) (no wire transfers)

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Fee

$14.5

Applies to

Complaint, petition, administrative appeal, notice of appeal, or lien

For calendars and notices whose fees are not fixed by law, the filing party must pay the publisher $14.50 per case.

For publication of such calendars and notices for which the fees are not fixed by law, the publisher of The Akron Legal News shall receive the sum of $14.50 for each case, to be paid by the party filing the complaint, petition, administrative appeal, notice of appeal, or lien.

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Fee

$5

Applies to

Abstract of legal advertising

Publication of an abstract of legal advertising costs $5.00 per case, matter, or proceeding, taxed and collected as court costs by the Clerk of Courts.

For the publication of abstracts of legal advertising, the publisher of The Akron Legal News shall receive the sum of $5.00 for each case, matter, or proceeding requiring such advertisement, all to be taxed and collected as part of the court costs by the Clerk of Courts.

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Fee

$220

Applies to

Notice of a Sheriff's sale

The Clerk must collect a $220 advance deposit for publication of a Notice of a Sheriff's sale.

The Clerk shall collect an advance deposit in the amount of Two Hundred Twenty Dollars ($220.00) for publication of Notice of a Sheriff's sale.

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Applies to

Notice of a Sheriff's sale

Any Sheriff's sale publication costs exceeding the deposit are paid to the publisher from sale proceeds within 30 days after the sale.

If the fees for such publication exceed the amount of the deposit, the additional amount shall be taken from the proceeds of the sale and paid to the publisher no later than thirty (30) days after the date of the sale.

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Fee

$20

Applies to

Notice of a Chattel Sale by the Summit County Sheriff's Office

The Clerk must collect a $20 advance deposit for publication of a Notice of a Chattel Sale by the Summit County Sheriff's Office.

The Clerk shall collect an advance deposit of $20.00 for publication of Notice of a Chattel Sale by the Summit County Sheriff's Office.

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Civil cases

Fee

$50

Applies to

Notice of appeal

The notice of appeal must be accompanied by a $50 appeal fee payable to the Clerk.

The appellant's notice of appeal shall be accompanied by an appeal fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), payable to the Clerk.

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A fee-bearing electronic filing may be rejected if the fee rules are not followed, and required filing fees must be paid by valid credit card through the Clerk's E-Filing System.

Any document filed electronically that requires a filing fee may be rejected by the Clerk of Courts unless the filer has complied with this rule concerning the payment of filing fees. Any document and/or court action that requires payment of a Filing Fee will be made by using a valid credit card through the Clerk’s E-Filing System.

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Applies to

Civil action or proceeding

A civil action or proceeding requires the scheduled security deposit unless the Court orders otherwise.

No civil action or proceeding shall be accepted for filing without a deposit as security for costs in the sum set forth on the following Schedule of Filing Fees unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

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Applies to

Complaint counterclaim or third party claim

A civil-action initiator who believes they cannot pay filing costs must submit the Court's Poverty Affidavit seeking waiver, with counsel completing the attorney portion when applicable.

If the party initiating a civil action believes that he/she is unable to pay the costs of filing a complaint in a civil action, a counterclaim and/or a third-party claim, then such person shall submit a Poverty Affidavit on the form prescribed by the Court requesting to have such charges waived. If an attorney for the party is to be counsel of record, then that attorney shall complete the attorney's portion of the Affidavit.

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Applies to

Complaint counterclaim or third party claim

The Clerk conditionally accepts the filing and sends the affidavit for court approval; an approved affidavit results in processing without charge, while a disapproved affidavit requires a hearing.

The completed Affidavit shall be submitted to the Clerk of Courts, who shall conditionally accept the complaint, counterclaim or third-party claim, and submit the Affidavit to the assigned trial court for approval. The assigned trial court, in the space provided on the form, shall provide a brief written acknowledgement that the court is presently satisfied with the veracity of the Affidavit and return the form the Clerk of Courts, who shall process the filing without charge. If disapproved, the court shall conduct a hearing and schedule the same by separate order.

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Civil cases

Fee

$250

Applies to

CQE petition

A $250 filing fee is charged for an ODRC-reviewed CQE petition found sufficient for filing.

Upon receipt of a petition for CQE that has been reviewed and been found sufficient for filing by ODRC, a filing fee in the amount of $250.00 shall be charged and collected by the Clerk of Courts.

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Voir dire transcripts are not provided at County or State expense for indigent defendants’ appeals unless the trial judge approves an application showing good cause.

Transcripts of the voir dire examination shall not be furnished at County or State expense in an appeal for indigent defendants unless it is approved by the trial judge upon application and a showing of good cause.

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Additional compensation above the scheduled maximum for felony or misdemeanor cases is available only in extraordinary cases with assigned-judge approval and may not exceed 50% of the scheduled maximum, subject to the stated hourly rates.

15. Approval for additional compensation for felony or misdemeanor cases in excess of the maximum, as indicated will only be made by thc assigned judge in extraordinary cases. The additional fees paid may not exceed fifty (50%) of the maximum scheduled fees and are subject to the hourly rates of Item 9.

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The Akron Bar Association sets the application procedures and additional fees charged beyond statutory fees.

The Akron Bar Association shall set forth the procedures governing the application process and the fees charged in addition to the statutory fees

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Applies to

Legal advertising other than Sheriff's Sales

For legal advertising other than Sheriff's Sales, the publisher bills the attorney or other responsible person directly.

Publishing fees for legal advertising, other than for Sheriff's Sales, will be billed by the publisher directly to the attorney or person responsible for the same.

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Applies to

Legal advertising

After advertising concludes and the publisher receives the fee, proof of publication is delivered to the Clerk.

Proof of said publication will be delivered to the Clerk at the conclusion of the advertising, upon receipt of the fee by the publisher.

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Court-appointed attorney fees are governed by the maximum-fee schedule fixed by the County Council.

The fee schedule for court-appointed attorneys is fixed by the County Council and is as shown on the following Schedule For Maximum Fees for Court-Appointed Attorneys:

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Indigent-defense attorney-fee reimbursement is calculated using the charges in the original indictment.

12. Reimbursement for attorney fees for indigent defense will be calculated utilizing the charges for which the defendant was originally indicted.

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The Summit County Fiscal Office may randomly audit all attorney-fee requests and documentation.

16. All requests and documentation for attorney fees shall be subject to random audits by the Summit County Fiscal Office.

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Any attorney appointed by the Court to represent an indigent defendant charged with a felony shall not request nor receive from said indigent, the indigent's relatives or anyone else, any fees for professional services rendered in connection with said appointment, without first securing the approval of this Court, and the Court shall, by journal entry, discharge such attorney from responsibility as appointed counsel.

Summary: Appointed counsel for an indigent felony defendant may not request or receive fees for the appointment from any source without prior Court approval; the Court will discharge counsel by journal entry.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Notice of appeal ?

Reimburses the Clerk for all fees paid to the arbitrators in the case. The sum so paid shall not be taxed as costs in the case and shall not be recoverable by the appellant in any proceeding.

Summary: An appellant must reimburse the Clerk for all arbitrator fees, which are not taxable as costs or recoverable.

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Applies to

Legal advertising ?

Under certain circumstances where the publisher feels that collection of such fees may be a problem, the publisher is authorized to collect the fees prior to typesetting and starting the publication.

Summary: If the publisher believes collection may be a problem, it may collect advertising fees before typesetting and publication begin.

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Applies to

Notice of a Sheriff's sale ?

This fee shall be held by the Clerk and paid to the publisher upon receipt of proof of publication at the conclusion of the advertising.

Summary: The Clerk holds the Sheriff's sale publication deposit and pays it to the publisher upon receiving proof of publication after advertising concludes.

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Applies to

Notice of a Chattel Sale by the Summit County Sheriff's Office ?

Payment to the publisher shall be made in the same manner as in Rule 6.06(A).

Summary: Payment to the publisher for a Chattel Sale notice follows the same process as for a Sheriff's sale notice.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Notice of appeal ?

If the party appealing is indigent, then upon proper motion or affidavit of indigency, the assigned judge may allow the appeal to proceed without the payments as required herein.

Summary: For an indigent appellant, the assigned judge may permit an appeal without the required payments upon proper motion or affidavit of indigency.

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Applies to

Government legal advertising

Governmental agencies are excluded from the provisions of this rule and payment for government legal advertising.

Summary: Governmental agencies are excluded from Rule 6.06 and from payment for government legal advertising.