Had the arraignment today. The court date and pretrial should be set within the next few days and mailed to me via certified letter. I had to sign a recognizance bond, which is basically a legal document stating I will show up at court for my trial without any money having been posted as bond.
If the summons does not include a pretrial, here is what a motion to set for pretrial looks like (the formatting will be off some. The actual text of the motion should be double spaced.):
IN THE
(Insert Court Name)
(Insert Court Street address)
(Insert Court City, State, Zip)
STATE OF OHIO (or whoever else is the plaintiff)
Plaintiff,
v.
CASE NO. (insert case number
(Insert defendant i.e., your name)
Defendant.
MOTION TO SET INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
COME NOW Defendant respectfully requests that this Court set an initial pretrial conference in this cause at its earliest convenience. In support of this Motion, the defendant state as follows:
1. The defendants’ Complaint in this cause was filed on October 31, 2011. As of the present date, an initial pretrial conference has yet to be set.
2. This case concerns the defendants’ alleged failure to abide by the dictates of the Ohio Revised Code statute 4511.21D1, which prohibits persons from operating a motor vehicle and other defined vehicles at a speed
exceeding fifty-five miles per hour, except upon a freeway as provided for in
other sections of the Ohio Revised Code.
3. The defendant requests that this Court set an initial pretrial conference
pursuant to Court Rule 3G which states verbatim that “a pretrial case may be
held in all cases”.
WHEREFORE, the defendant respectfully requests that this Court set an initial pretrial conference in this cause at its earliest convenience, and request all other proper relief.
Respectfully submitted,
(sign on the line)____________________ (insert defendant's name), pro se
(Name), pro se
(Street Address)
(City, State, Zip)
(Phone)
(Email)
Defendant