FEDERAL CIVIL PRACTICE IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF

FEDERAL CIVIL PRACTICE IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO Jay A. Yurkiw Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP Stephanie M. Rawlings Career Law Clerk, U. S. District Court for S. D. Ohio 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

ABOUT THE COURT 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

• 48 counties • Columbus: 30 • 2, 400 + civil 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

SNAPSHOT OF CASELOAD • 2, 600 + Civil Cases • Columbus 1, 200 + • Around 185 civil cases per judge • MDL cases additional 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

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DIVISION OF DUTIES Magistrate Judge • Pretrial matters • Discovery matters • Non-dispositive motions • Reports and Recommendations on dispositive matters and referred matters • Consent cases District Judge • Objections to Magistrate Judge’s rulings • Dispositive motions • Requests for injunctive relief • Trials 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

APPLICABLE AUTHORITIES • • 28 U. S. C. § 636 Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 Columbus – General Order No. COL: 14 -01 Cincinnati – General Order Nos. CIN: 11 -01, 12 -01, and 14 -01 • Dayton – General Order Nos. DAY: 12 -02 and 13 -01 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

OBJECTIONS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE RULINGS Non-Dispositive Matters Reports & Recommendations • Objections due 14 days. Responses due 14 days. • Clearly erroneous or contrary to law review. • De novo review. 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

PRACTICE POINTER • Objection does not mean automatic stay. • The Magistrate Judge’s decision is in full effect unless stayed by a judicial officer or overruled. 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

FILING & PLEADING 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

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PRO HAC VICE ADMISSIONS • Need local counsel to make and sign motion • Pay filing fee • Need original certificate of good standing from highest court of state • S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 83. 3(e) 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

STIPULATED EXTENSIONS OF TIME • Parties can stipulate up to 21 days • Confined to pleadings (complaint, answer, counterclaim, third-party complaint, crossclaim) • File with Clerk: State date and no prior extension(s) over 21 days • S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 6. 1(a) 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

MOTIONS PRACTICE 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

BRIEFING GENERALLY • Briefs permitted: S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 7. 2(a)(2) • Page count: S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 7. 2(a)(3) – Check division of court and specific judge’s procedures • Oral argument: S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 7. 1(b) • Courtesy copies 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

NON-PLEADING EXTENSIONS • File a motion. Good cause required. – S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 6. 1(b) • Mandated pre-filing consultation. – S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 7. 3(a) • State whether consent obtained. 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

DEFAULT JUDGMENT • Two-step process – Fed. R. Civ. P. 55 & S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 55. 1 • Entry of Default by Clerk • Default Judgment • Failure to Prosecute 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

DISCOVERY & SCHEDULING 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

RULE 26(f) REPORT • Rule 26(f) requires parties to meet and confer to discuss case, discovery schedule, discovery issues, and settlement issues. • Parties submit a report to the Court suggesting a case schedule. • The Court and the parties discuss the report at the preliminary pretrial conference. 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

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DISCOVERY DISPUTES • Before involving Court: counsel must “have first exhausted among themselves all extrajudicial means for resolving the differences. ” S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 37. 1 • Certification required in all motions to compel and motions for protective order • Telephone conferences held 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

FILING DISCOVERY DOCUMENTS • Default rule: Do not file documents listed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d)(1) • Exceptions: (1) The Court orders filing, or (2) Documents are being used before the Court 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

SETTLEMENT 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

SETTLEMENT • Columbus – court-appointed volunteer mediators serve year-round; default mediation month • Any time – district judge, magistrate judge, or attorney serves as mediator • Notify Court of settlement • Court usually will put on an order requiring filing of dismissal within 30 days 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

PRACTICE POINTER • District Judge retains jurisdiction to enforce settlement agreement when order: (1) indicates retention of jurisdiction, or (2) incorporates settlement agreement terms 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

AFTER DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER • Generally due several days before final pretrial conference (which usually occurs a month before trial) • Parties submit a draft Final Pretrial Order to Court 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

MOTIONS IN LIMINE • Check judges’ practices – http: //www. ohsd. uscourts. gov • Don’t use as substitute summary judgment motions and don’t overuse • Rulings are advisory • Preserve error at trial if ruling in any way qualified or conditional Why not always? 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

JURY INSTRUCTIONS • Check individual judges’ standing orders • Boilerplate or full instructions 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

TRIAL PREP • Courtroom Technology • Labeling Exhibits • Copies – Opposing counsel; court, law clerk; witness – Originals to deputy 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

JURY POOL • Names obtained from Ohio Secretary of State voter registration lists and the Bureau of Motor Vehicle lists • Questionnaires mailed • Computerized random selection made • Questionnaires from Clerk’s Office/Jury Administrator Fran Green 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

S. D. OHIO TRIAL POLICIES • Variation among judges • Trailing docket 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

LOCAL RULES TRIAL POLICIES • Jury note taking (S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 39. 1) • Generally one attorney examines a witness (S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 43. 1) • Witness fees (S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 45. 1) • Communication w/ jurors (S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 47. 1) 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

POST-JUDGMENT PRACTICE 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

ATTORNEY FEES • File within 45 days after entry of judgment pursuant to S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 54. 2, unless statute or court order sets different time • Evidentiary hearing not required • Potentially liable party must be afforded notice and opportunity to be heard 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

PRACTICE POINTER • Motion requesting attorney fees – Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(A) and (B) • Submit sufficiently detailed itemized bill • Submit supplemental material: background, attorney profiles, worker descriptions • Expert witness(es) or Affidavits 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

MISCELLANEOUS POINTS 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

REQUESTS & SUBMISSIONS • Extension Requests – Service via Electronic Filing = Goodbye 3 days • Expediting Motions Practice • Proposed Orders (also email) • Filing Under Seal 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

CONTACTING CHAMBERS • Ex parte communications – Chambers staff counts • Letters to the Court: S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 7. 2(c) – Not unless requested or to inform of settlement – Serve on other side unless otherwise ordered 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

PATENT CASES • Specialized patent rules on Court’s website • Select application of Local Civil Rules 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

QUESTIONS? 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS http: //www. ohsd. uscourts. gov Clerk’s Office District Judge’s Chambers Magistrate Judge’s Chambers Stephanie Rawlings (614) 719 -3223 Jay Yurkiw (614) 227 -2012 2019 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

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