Fairfield County

Judges Schedule Report

Week of August 17 – 21, 2026

Presiding

JUDGE RICHARD E BERENS

Hearing schedule for JUDGE RICHARD E BERENS, August 17 through August 21, 2026. Columns: time, scheduled event, case number, plaintiff and attorneys, defendant and attorneys. Hearings are grouped by day.
Time Scheduled Event Case Number Plaintiff / Attorney(s) Defendant / Attorney(s)
Monday, August 17, 2026 3 matters
09:00 AM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00241 PARKS, BRANDYN Attorney: ADAMS, ABIGAIL MARIE FOX, AARON
09:30 AM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00432 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Attorney: ELLIS, BRANDON Attorney: GRIFFITH, CHRISTINA R HOLBERT, KAITLYNN MARIE HOLBERT, RYAN OHIO HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Attorney: MACK, DEBORAH L FAIRFIELD COUNTY TREASURER Attorney: DARNELL, STEVEN HOLBERT, KAITLYNN MARIE
11:00 AM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00248 ROBERT S. CARBONARA, TRUSTEE, OR HIS ASSIGNS AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ROBERT S. CARBONARA TRUST Attorney: SAVASTANO, SOPHIA DHIMAL, KHAGENDRA Attorney: LAMB, MADELINE M AJAY, LOHAR Attorney: LAMB, MADELINE M AJAY, AMBER BAHADUR Attorney: LAMB, MADELINE M REYES TREE SERVICE LLC
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 3 matters
09:30 AM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00491 CAPITAL ONE, N.A. Attorney: GOLDSTEIN, JESSICA E JOHNSON, JOSHUA Attorney: JACKSON, NATHANIEL W
10:00 AM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00450 LANCASTER POST ACUTE, LLC D Attorney: KNERR, ALLISON HEAD, LILLIE B.
11:30 AM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00510 JEFFERSON CAPITAL SYSTEMS LLC Attorney: HESSE, JOSEPHINE PATZER, MICHAEL
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 5 matters
01:00 PM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00365 LVNV FUNDING LLC Attorney: MCCANN, WILLIAM Attorney: COLUCCI, GIANNA M METZ, ELIZABETH Attorney: KAZEE, MAKENZIE
01:30 PM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00614 HOPKE, EDWARD F Attorney: GROVE, LANCE R. HOPKE, WENDY Attorney: SHAFAR, DAVID DOE, JOHN DOE, JOHN
02:00 PM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00590 WILSON, JAY Attorney: RIEHL, SHAWN WILLIAMS, LAYTHE ALAN Attorney: WALKER, TYLER B.A. WILLIAMS, SHAWANA Attorney: WALKER, TYLER B.A.
02:30 PM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00617 HAMILTON, XAVIER A. Attorney: RINEHARDT, JOHN K SINNETTE, JOHN E. Attorney: NOTARO, MATTHEW C
04:00 PM NON-ORAL RULING 2026 CR 00219 STATE OF OHIO GIBSON, WILLIAM LES PAUL Attorney: MOTE, ELIZABETH
Thursday, August 20, 2026 4 matters
09:30 AM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00667 OWEN, ASHLEY N. Attorney: SYBERT, CURTIS J MCDANIEL, COREY LEE Attorney: CRUM, CLARK C STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY Attorney: BAKER, LUCAS P JOHN DOES ONE THROUGH TEN INDIVIDUALS PARTNERSHIPS CORPORATIONS AND OR OTHER ENTITIES TRUE NAMES UNKNOWN
10:30 AM CIVIL PRETRIALVIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2025 CV 00221 SHOLL, ANN L Attorney: WOLLAM, SHAWN M LOGUE, ADMINISTRATOR, JOHN Attorney: CANALE, DAVID M AMANDA CLEARCREEK SCHOOLS
11:00 AM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00544 AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC Attorney: GODENSWAGER, SUZANNE M HUGHEY, ROBIN Attorney: RUPERT, ROSEMARY E Attorney: O'REILLY, MICHAEL JOSEPH RYAN DOE NAME UNKNOWN UNKNOWN SPOUSE IF ANY OF ROBIN HUGHEY FAIRFIELD COUNTY TREASURER Attorney: DARNELL, STEVEN HUNTINGTON HILLS CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC Attorney: POLLY-MURPHY, MICHELLE L
11:30 AM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00575 MERRICK BANK Attorney: BARR, ANTHONY MATHES, TRAVIS E
Friday, August 21, 2026 8 matters
09:00 AM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00625 VELOCITY INVESTMENTS, LLC Attorney: HUSPASKA, ANTHONY HUFFMAN, MARIANNE Attorney: SCHULTZ, DAVID B.
09:30 AM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00573 MILLER, MARVETTA J Attorney: SCOTT, CRAIG P GRANGE MUTUAL INDEMITY COMPANY Attorney: NORMAN, ARTHUR SCOTT MARTINO, NANCY M Attorney: MCPHERSON, JOEL S GRANCE INSURANCE COMPANY Attorney: NORMAN, ARTHUR SCOTT
10:00 AM INITIAL CONFERENCEBY ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2026 CV 00419 THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY Attorney: KELLEY, JUSTIN R. HANNAH, NASHON D
10:30 AM CIVIL PRETRIALVIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE 2024 CV 00417 VAN KANNEL, PEYTON Attorney: SHERAW, BRETT R BATH, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JASMER S
04:00 PM NON-ORAL RULING 2025 CV 01152 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Attorney: SASSANO, JAMES LOUIS Attorney: DEIGHTON, ERIC T WILLIAMS, INDIVIDUALLY AND TRUSTEE, SAMUEL DONNELL COASTAL COMMUNITY BANK Attorney: COX, DANIEL A Attorney: GARADAH, BASMA B Attorney: GALLO, CAROLINE A PRESTON TRAILS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC
04:00 PM NON-ORAL RULING 2025 CV 01337 RADER, GWEN Attorney: ARNOLD, JAMES E SMITH, DONALD T. Attorney: LACKEY, DAVE
04:00 PM NON-ORAL RULING 2026 CV 00219 TREASURER OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO Attorney: DARNELL, STEVEN LAHRMER, RODNEY E LAHRMER, HEATHER
04:00 PM NON-ORAL RULING 2026 CV 00340 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Attorney: RITCH, JUSTIN M CRAYCRAFT, ADAM WESLEY CRAYCRAFT, JENNIFER R STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION Attorney: BYRNE, ROBERT J COUNTY TREASURER FOR FAIRFIELD COUNTY Attorney: DARNELL, STEVEN