Rule 9.01 - Institution of a Case Certifying a Question of State Law(A) General The Supreme Court may answer a question of law certified to it by a court of the United States. This rule is invoked if the certifying court, in a proceeding before it, issues a certification order finding there is a question of Ohio law that may be determinative of the proceeding and for which there is no controlling precedent in the decisions of this Supreme Court.
(B) Procedure (1) A case certifying a question of state law shall be instituted by the clerk of the certifying court filing with the Clerk of the Supreme Court a date-stamped certification order from a court of the United States as specified by 9.02 and 9.03. (2) A case certifying a question of state law may be initiated with a paper filing or through the E-Filing Portal.Ohio. R. Prac. S. Ct. 9.01
Amended: 4/1/1996; 7/1/2004; 1/1/2008; 1/1/2010; 1/1/2013; 1/1/2015; 1/1/2017.