The Ohio Supreme Court has 86′ed the idea of delaying service of a complaint. The Court noted that Civil 4(A) specifically requires the Clerk of Courts to forthwith serve a complaint upon a defendant once it is filed. As such, the practice of stamping a complaint “Do Not Serve” appears to be unacceptable.
The case is Seger v. For Women, Inc., 2006-Ohio-4855 which was decided on October 4th.
