Location | Garfield Heights Municipal Court

COVID SAFETY

We have continued the COVID safety measures put in place during the Pandemic.
Everyone entering the building must:

Wear a mask
Have your temperature taken
Register for tracking purposes

Plexiglass shields have been installed in each courtroom and in the Clerk’s Office.
Air filters are provided in select areas around the building.

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The Court is open for business, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The court will be closed on the following days:

New Years Day	Jan 2, 2023
Martin Luther King Day	Jan 16, 2023
President's Day	Feb 20, 2023
Memorial Day	May 31, 2023
Juneteenth	June 19, 2023
Independence Day	July 4, 2023
Labor Day	Sept 4, 2023
Columbus Day	Oct 9, 2023
Veteran's Day	Nov 10, 2023
Thanksgiving	Nov 23-24, 2023
Weather	Dec 23, 2022
Christmas (observed)	Dec 26, 2022
New Year's Eve (observed)	Dec 30, 2022

GHMC Local Rules of Court

General Rules

Court Costs 1 Scope and effective date 2 Hours of regular operation 3 File management 4 Costs and filing fees 5 Pleadings and motions 6 Facsimile filing 7 Electronic filing 8 Appearance and withdrawal of counsel 9 Continuances 10 Recording of proceedings 11 Conditions for recording / broadcasting 12 Decorum and conduct 13 Random Judge Draw Deviation and Log

Criminal/ Traffic Division

14 Appearance of the defendant 15 Video hearings 16 Motion practice 17 Case management 18 Jury instructions 19 Sentencing 20 Community Control Sanctions 21 Violations Bureau 22 Selective Intervention Program

Civil Division

23 Security for costs/deposit for jury trial 24 Leave to move or plead 25 Motion practice 26 Disposition of motions 27 Case management 28 Trials 29 Trial briefs and jury instructions 30 Notification of settlements 31 Default judgment 32 Satisfaction of judgment 33 Forcible entry and detainer actions 33 Forcible entry and detainer actions 33.1 Motion to Seal Eviction Record 35 Proceedings in aid of execution 36 Reserved for future use

Small Claims Division

37 Authority 38 Purpose 39 Jurisdiction 40 Corporation as a party 41 Pleadings 42 Counterclaims and cross-claims 43 Third party claims 44 Continuances 45 Dismissals 46 Subpoenas 47 Transfers to the regular civil docket 48 Other pretrial motions 49 Trial 50 Evidence at trial 51 Objections to the magistrate’s decision