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- Jurisdiction
- Franklin County, Ohio · Columbus · Ohio
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Ohio Const. art. IV; R.C. ch. 2301; Sup. R. 4; declared state of emergency
- Issued
- 2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-03
- End
- 2020-05-29 (superseded by the Fourth General Order of May 19, 2020) (read as 2020-05-29)
- In force
- Apr. 3, 2020 to May 29, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capCourts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- litigants and counsel
- jurors
- Franklin County Sheriff
- judgment creditors
- landlords
- Functions reached
- CT courts
- SV foreclosures and Sheriff's sales
- PM writs of possession
- CL garnishment and replevin
- Collection
- Columbus MET-CMH
Operative words
5. The Judges have agreed to continue civil and criminal matters, scheduled between March 16, 2020, and May 29, 2020, for a jury trial or hearing, to a future date. 6. Beginning Monday, March 16, 2020, through May 29, 2020, citizens summoned for petit jury duty are not required to report for jury service. 7. Beginning Monday, March 16, 2020, through May 29, 2020, hours of operation for the General Division will be 8:00am - 3:00pm.... 9. Sheriff's sales currently scheduled are hereby canceled... All other orders of sale that have been issued or are subsequently filed are hereby stayed until May 29, 2020... All current and future writs for possession are hereby stayed until May 29, 2020, or until further order of the court.
Enforcement
Notes
Extends the March continuances and stays through the end of May 2020, i.e., for two-thirds of the second quarter of 2020.
Retrieval noteScanned; four pages; pages 1-2 read from images.