Create a Motion

You "create" a motion to add the legal action to a case and to generate a document that you are filing with a court. When you create a legal motion, you enter more information in Ohio SACWIS than you would if you were recording a motion that has already been filed with the court, including the details of the motion. (See Record a Motion if the motion has already been filed.)

You can record a stand-alone motion record, or group it to an existing legal action. (See Record a Linked Legal Action, then continue at the Add Action step below.)

To create a legal motion, complete the following steps:

  1. From the Home screen, click the Case tab.

  2. Click the Workload tab. The Case Workload screen appears.

  3. Click the Case ID number link for the case you want to update. The Case Overview screen appears.

  4. Click the Legal Actions link in the navigation bar on the left. The Case Legal Actions / Delinquency Participants Filter Criteria screen appears. From this location, you can access and maintain all legal actions associated with this case.

  5. In the Case Legal Actions / Delinquency Participants table; select Maintain Legal Action next to the case participant you want to create a motion. The Participant Legal Action Filter Criteria screen appears.

  6. In the Participant Legal Action Information table, select Create Motion from the Legal Action field.

  7. Click the Add Legal Action and Grouping button. The Create Motion Details screen appears.

  8. Complete the fields on this screen. You must complete the required fields Type of Motion, Date Submitted, Method of Motion, and Preferred Primary Disposition/Outcome.

  9. Click the Save button. You are returned to the Participant Legal Action Filter Criteria screen. The motion that you just entered appears in the Legal Action Information table.

  10. Click the Report link for the motion record you just added. The Document Details screen appears.

  11. Click the Generate Report button. The report appears in a PDF file format.

  12. To save the report to the report history in the Ohio SACWIS database, click the Save button in the lower-left portion of the screen.

  13. To print the report, click the print icon in the PDF tool bar.


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