(A) The complaint or other pleading asserted in the court of claims against the state shall name as defendant each state department, board, office, commission, agency, institution, or other instrumentality whose actions are alleged as the basis of complaint.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 2743.13

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • State: means the state of Ohio, including, but not limited to, the general assembly, the supreme court, the offices of all elected state officers, and all departments, boards, offices, commissions, agencies, institutions, and other instrumentalities of the state. See Ohio Code 2743.01
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

(B) Upon the filing of the complaint or other pleading requiring service of summons, the clerk of the court of claims shall issue summons to each defendant and the attorney general. Summonses shall be in the form prescribed by and issued pursuant to the Civil Rules. The claimant shall file the original of the complaint or other pleading with the clerk and shall provide the clerk with sufficient copies to serve one copy upon each named defendant and the attorney general.

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