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...edings of the court. If items of an account, or copies of papers attached to pleadings are voluminous, the court may order the record to be made by abbreviating them or inserting a pertinent description of them, or by omitting them entirely. Evidence shall not be recorded.

...time as it directs. When made up, and found to be correct, the presiding judge shall sign them.

...omplete record need not be made: (A) When an action has been dismissed without prejudice to a future action; (B) In actions in which, in open court, at the term at which the final order or judgment is made, both parties declare their agreement that no record shall be made.

...le to or possession of real property, when authenticated as provided in Civil Rule 44, may be filed in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which the real property or any part of the real property is situated. Upon payment of the fees prescribed by division (W) of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code, the copy shall be admitted to record and shall be numbered, docketed, indexed, and fi...

...y order on the journal, may direct its clerk to transcribe any book in his office into a new volume, and the transcript so made shall be as valid as the original.

...hout prejudice to a future action, the clerk shall make a complete record of the proceedings, upon being paid therefor by the party requesting it.

...e name of the judgment creditor, the amount of the judgment and the year and term when it was rendered, the page of the journal on which it is entered, the volume and page of the final record, the number of the suit, the number and the time of issue of the execution, and satisfaction thereof, when it appears to have been made.

...dent of the county and approved by the clerk. The obligation of the surety shall be complete by indorsing the summons or signing the surety's name on the petition as surety for costs. The surety shall be bound for the payment of the costs which are adjudged against the plaintiff in the court in which the action is brought, or in any other court to which it is carried, and for all the costs taxed against the plaintif...

...he advance deposit or personal security under this section and the court shall proceed with the action or proceeding or the defendant's responsive action. If the court denies the application, the clerk shall retain the filing of the civil action or proceeding or the defendant's responsive action, and the court shall issue an order granting the applicant whose application is denied thirty days to make the required dep...

...t litigant" means a litigant who is unable to make an advance deposit or security for fees or costs as set forth in a civil action or proceeding. (B)(1) In order to qualify as an indigent litigant, the applicant shall file with the court in which a civil action or proceeding is filed an affidavit of indigency in a form approved by the supreme court, or, until that court approves such a form, a form that requests su...

...ommenced or prosecuted by them in the county in which they have been appointed or qualified, and in which they have given bond as such.

..., the court shall dismiss the action, unless in a reasonable time, which it may allow, security is given. (B) This section does not apply if a party makes an application under section 2323.30 or 2323.31 of the Revised Code to qualify as an indigent litigant as set forth in section 2323.311 of the Revised Code.

...t, during its pendency, he may be compelled, in the manner stated in sections 2323.30 to 2323.33, inclusive, of the Revised Code, to give security.

...ufficient, the action may be dismissed, unless, in a reasonable time, to be fixed by the court, sufficient security is given.

...xecutors, or administrators, for the amount of costs adjudged against the plaintiff, or so much thereof as is unpaid. Execution may be issued on such judgment, as in other cases, for the use and benefit of the persons entitled to such costs.

...y introduce evidence of any amount payable as a benefit to the plaintiff as a result of the damages that result from an injury, death, or loss to person or property that is the subject of the claim, except if the source of collateral benefits has a mandatory self-effectuating federal right of subrogation, a contractual right of subrogation, or a statutory right of subrogation. (B) If the defendant elects to introduc...

...ration, in addition to the facts of the underlying claim, whether the plaintiff did any of the following: (1) Obtained a reasonably timely review of the merits of the particular claim by a qualified medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic expert, as appropriate; (2) Reasonably relied upon the results of that review in supporting the assertion of the particular claim; (3) Had an opportunity to conduct a pre-su...

...cian who testifies as an expert witness under this section.

...s for noneconomic loss that is recoverable in a civil action under this section to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property shall not exceed the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or an amount that is equal to three times the plaintiff's economic loss, as determined by the trier of fact, to a maximum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars for each plaintiff or a maximum of five hun...

...rd party" means any individual, automobile insurance company, or public or private entity against which a person or estate has a tort action. (5) "Subrogee" means any of the following: (a) An insurance company doing business in this state; (b) A self-funded plan providing health, sickness, or disability benefits; (c) A health care provider-sponsored organization; (d) Any person or entity that claims a right...

... any action in which the defendant is found by the court to have knowingly filed a false or inaccurate affidavit of noninvolvement, the court shall impose upon the person who signed the affidavit or represented the defendant, or both, an appropriate sanction, including, but not limited to, an order to pay to other parties to the claim the amount of the reasonable expenses that the parties incurred as a result of the ...

...All parties shall provide the discovery under this division in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure. (D)(1) Within the period of time specified in division (D) (2) of this section, the plaintiff, in an amendment to the complaint pursuant to rule 15 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, may join in the action any additional medical claim or defendant if the original one-year period of limitation applicable to tha...

... by mail, and the sheriff shall be entitled to the same fees as if it had issued in the county of which he is sheriff.

..., or of the inmate's or other party's counsel of record that satisfies any of the following: (i) It obviously serves merely to harass or maliciously injure another party to the civil action or appeal or is for another improper purpose, including, but not limited to, causing unnecessary delay or a needless increase in the cost of litigation. (ii) It is not warranted under existing law, cannot be supported by a good ...

...ing law. (c) The conduct is imposed solely for delay. (3) "Vexatious litigator" means any person who has habitually, persistently, and without reasonable grounds engaged in vexatious conduct in a civil action or actions, whether in the court of claims or in a court of appeals, court of common pleas, municipal court, or county court, whether the person or another person instituted the civil action or actions, and ...

...e and education for such ward as the amount of the ward's estate justifies when the ward is a minor and has no father or mother, or has a father or mother who fails to maintain or educate the ward, which shall be paid out of such ward's estate upon the order of the guardian of the person; (4) To obey all the orders and judgments of the probate court touching the guardianship. (B) Except as provided in section 2111....

...erally insured savings account in the sole name of the minor; (6) A custodian designated by the court in its order, for the minor under sections 5814.01 to 5814.10 of the Revised Code. (B) An order entered pursuant to division (A) of this section authorizes the person or entity specified in it, to receive the money or personal property on behalf of the minor from the person under the duty to pay or deliver it, in a...

... out of the estate in the possession or under the control of the guardian, collect all debts due to the ward, compound doubtful debts, and appear for and defend, or cause to be defended, all suits against the ward; (4) To obey all orders and judgments of the courts touching the guardianship; (5) To bring suit for the ward when a suit is in the best interests of the ward; (6) To settle and adjust, when necessary or...

...order or rule, may require that any inventory filed by a guardian pursuant to section 2111.14 of the Revised Code be supported by evidence that the inventory is a true and accurate inventory of the estate of the ward of the guardian. The evidence may include, but is not limited to, prior income tax returns, bank statements, and social security records of the ward or other documents that are relevant to determin...

...When a person is appointed to have the custody of the person and to take charge of the estate of a ward, such person shall have all the duties required of a guardian of the estate and of a guardian of the person.

... not personally liable on the contract, unless the contract otherwise specifies. If the words "guardian," "as guardian," "conservator," "as conservator," or any other word or words indicating representative capacity as a guardian of the estate, a guardian of the person and estate, a guardian of the person, or a conservator are included in a contract following the name or signature of the guardian or conservator, the ...

...om or allowed as a credit in the settlement of a guardian's account.

...rdian as suing on behalf of the ward. When the guardianship ceases, actions or proceedings then pending shall not abate, if the right survives. The guardian's successor as guardian, the executor or administrator of the ward, or the ward, if the guardianship has terminated other than by the ward's death, shall be made party to the suit or other proceeding as the case requires, in the same manner an executor or a...

...ful act, neglect, or default that would entitle the ward to maintain an action and recover damages for the injury, damage, or loss, and when any ward is entitled to maintain an action for damages or any other relief based on any claim or is subject to any claim to recover damages or any other relief based on any claim, the guardian of the estate of the ward may adjust and settle the claim with the advice, approval, a...

...ul act, neglect, or default that would entitle the minor to maintain an action and recover damages for the injury, damage, or loss, and if any minor who claims to be emancipated is entitled to maintain an action for damages or any other relief based on any claim, or is subject to any claim to recover damages or any other relief based on any claim, the minor who claims to be emancipated may file an application ...

...the amount received by the minor be deposited into a trust for the benefit of that beneficiary until the beneficiary reaches twenty-five years of age, and order the distribution of the amount in accordance with the provisions of the trust. Prior to the appointment as a trustee of a trust created pursuant to this section, the person to be appointed shall be approved by a parent or guardian of the minor beneficiary of ...

...zed contract relating to real property entered into by a guardian who has died or been removed. The appointed guardian shall proceed in the manner provided by sections 2113.48 to 2113.50 of the Revised Code.

...personal property of the ward if the sale is for the interest of the ward.

... terms that the probate court of the county in which the guardian was appointed approves, or if the guardian was appointed to a foreign state, upon the terms that the probate court of the county in which the real property is situated approves. After the approval, the guardian may execute and deliver all the necessary deeds, mortgages, releases, and agreements for the sale, compromise, assignment, or mortgage o...

...upon receiving from that person the amount paid for the tax title with the forfeiture and interest allowed by sections 319.52 and 323.121 of the Revised Code. If the guardian tenders that deed to the person entitled to redeem the real property and the person so entitled refuses to accept and pay for it, the person entitled shall not recover costs in any proceeding thereafter instituted to redeem the real proper...

... Whenever a minor or other person under legal disability, for whom no guardian of the estate or of the person and estate has been appointed, is interested in any suit or proceeding in such court, the court may appoint a guardian or a guardian ad litem. In a suit or proceeding in which the guardian has an adverse interest, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent such minor or other person under legal ...

...e insolvent estate of a deceased person under section 2117.15 of the Revised Code.

...on that death or removal of disability, unless confirmed by the ward or the ward's legal representatives. In the event of such determination, the tenant shall have a lien on the premises for any sum expended by the tenant in pursuance of the lease in making improvements for which compensation was not made in rent or otherwise.

...ds that the real property is suffering unavoidable waste, or that in any other respect it will be for the best interests of the ward or those persons for whom the ward is required by law to provide.

...the spouse and those residents of the county who have the next estate of inheritance from the ward, all of whom, as well as the ward, shall be made defendants; (D) The indebtedness of the ward, the expense of supporting and maintaining the ward, the expense of educating the ward if the ward is a minor, and any other expense of the ward; (E) The value of all the property and effects of the ward including the re...

...rds and two or more guardians of different wards may unite if all the wards are jointly or in common interested in the real property. If the same person is guardian of two or more wards owning lands in common, the wards may be joined as defendants in the same petition under section 2111.27 of the Revised Code. The ward's spouse shall be made a defendant to the petition, and if the proposed lease is for the pu...

...ll real property belonging to the ward under sections 2127.01 to 2127.43 of the Revised Code, including services of summons, notice, appraisal, pleading, rule days, and proof.

...ll real property belonging to the ward under sections 2127.22 and 2127.23 of the Revised Code, except that they shall appraise not only the value of the real property but also the value of the annual rental upon the terms, covenants, conditions, and stipulations of the proposed lease. If the proposed lease is for the mining or removal of mineral or other substances, the appraisers shall report in writing to the...

...as it considers best, on the terms, covenants, conditions, and stipulations, either in accordance with those set forth in the petition or otherwise, that it directs, provided the terms, covenants, conditions, and stipulations are not less favorable to the ward than those reported by the appraisers. The lease shall not take effect until the lease and the security, if any, prescribed in the lease are approved and...

...he amount thereof and the court shall then fix a bond which will cover such royalty. At any time the court deems the bond insufficient to secure the royalty, it may increase such bond or require a new one.