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Case Information

Filed 2023-06-14
Type Dissolution
Docket 20 entries
Disposition Judgment

Parties

Plaintiff Poole, Melissa
Defendant Gipson, Cheryl
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Judge

Hon. Swenski Lisa

Lorain County (OH)

Ohio

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Docket Entries

  1. Filing fee of $280.00, paid by: BERKI LAW GROUP LLC
  2. PETITION, WAIVER OF SUMMONS AND SEPARATION AGREEMENT FILED.
  3. CIV.R. 4.7 WAIVER OF SERVICE FORM FILED FOR PARTY: MELISSA POOLE AND CHERYL GIPSON
  4. CONTACT INFORMATION FORM FILED BY ATTY JENIFER BERKI MERRILL
  5. FINAL HEARING SET FOR DATE BELOW. NO NOTICE WILL BE PROVIDED BY COURT. BY SIGNING THIS ENTRY, ATTORNEY OR INDIVIDUAL FILING THIS PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY OF NOTIFYING PETITIONERS OF THE FINAL HEARING DATE OF 08/18/2023 AT 9:00 A.M. SEE JOURNAL. (LIS) CC: ATTY MILLER, ATTY BERKI
  6. MOTION TO CONVERT DISSOLUTION TO CONTESTED DIVORCE, MEMORANDUM AND CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FILED BY ATTY JENIFER BERKI MERRILL
  7. COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE FILED BY ATTY JENIFER BERKI MERRILL
  8. MOTION FOR TEMPORARY ORDERS AND CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FILED BY ATTY JENIFER BERKI MERRILL
  9. REQUEST FOR MUTUAL EX-PARTE ORDERS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CLERK FILED BY ATTY JENIFER C BERKI MERRILL
  10. INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK FOR SERVICE FILED.
  11. MUTUAL RESTRAINING ORDERS GRANTED. SEE JRNL. (MAG ORDER PMK) CC: ATTY BERKI, DEFT
  12. SUMMONS/COMPLAINT/MOTIONS/REQUEST FOR MUTUAL EX-PARTE ORDERS/RESTRAINING ORDERS ISSUED TO: BRYAN THOMAS (PS) FOR SERVICE UPON CHERYL GIPSON
  13. BRYON THOMAS (PS) MADE SERVICE OF SUMMONS/ COMPLAINT/ MOTIONS/ REQUEST FOR MUTUAL EX-PARTE ORDERS/ MUTUALS UPON CHERYL GIPSON ON 7/6/23.
  14. COURT REPORTER CERTIFICATION COST ENTRY
  15. THIS CAUSE CAME ON FOR HEARING AND THE SAME WAS DULY HEARD THIS 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2023 BEFORE MAGISTRATE STEPHEN K BLAKE TO WHOM THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CIVIL RULES 75 AND 53 BY THE HONORABLE LISA I SWENSKI, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION IN LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO ON THE PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION. FURTHER, THE PARTIES SPECIFICALLY WAIVE SEPARATE MAGISTRATE'S DECISION AND AGREE THAT THE JUDGMENT ENTRY APPROVED AND SIGNED BY THE MAGISTRATE AND THE JUDGE SHALL BE FINAL UPON FILING AND JOURNALIZING. (LIS) CC: ATTY BERKI, ATTY MILLER
  16. HEARING HAD. DIVORCE GRANTED. SEE JOURNAL. (LIS) CC: ATTY BERKI, ATTY MILLER
  17. CIVIL RULE 58 (B) NOTICE SENT ORDINARY MAILTO ATTY BERKI, ATTY MILLER, PLTF (FALLEN OAK LN), DEFT (FALLEN OAK LN)
  18. CERTIFIED ABSTRACT OF DIVORCE/DISSOLUTION/ANNULMENT ISSUED TO OH DEPT OF HEALTH, BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS.
  19. Receipt #: 23-0021804 Processed.
  20. CASE TAXED AND CLOSED

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