Local Rule Rule 3.11: Unavailability of District Judge -- Urgent Cases
N.D. Ohio — Civil rule
Rule 3.11 Unavailability of District Judge -- Urgent Cases Should it appear that any matter requires urgent and immediate attention and the District Judge to whom said case has been assigned, or in the usual course would be assigned, is not or will not be available and said District Judge has not arranged for an alternate to handle such matters in his or her absence, then the Clerk of Court shall refer the matter to the District Judge on miscellaneous duty rotation, if available, or to the next available District Judge on regular, active duty who has precedence.
(See LCrR 57.18) Last revised 4/7/97. See Historical Notes for full revision history.