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State v. Fairbanks 2025-A-0021CRIMINAL LAW - no contest plea; sentence not clearly and convincingly contrary to law; no recommendation; parol evidence rule; no requirement to recite plea agreement; ineffective assistance of trial counsel; arguing own ineffectiveness; no valid basis to file motion to withdraw plea; futile act.EklundAshtabula 10/27/2025 10/27/2025 2025-Ohio-4910
Auburn Twp. Bd. of Trustees v. Sedensky 2025-G-0012CIVIL - injunction; declaratory judgment; short term rental; zoning; summary judgment; permitted uses; constitutional challenges; stare decisis; prejudice; harmless error.LucciGeauga 10/27/2025 10/27/2025 2025-Ohio-4911
Sampson v. Sampson 2025-L-059CIVIL - Motion to terminate Protection Order; App.R. 9; App.R. 10; failure to provide transcript; App.R. 12; assignments of error not identified by reference to the record; App.R. 16; failure to argue in support of assigned errors; timely appeal; cannot use later judgment entry to “bootstrap” appeal.EklundLake 10/27/2025 10/27/2025 2025-Ohio-4912
State v. DiTomaso 2025-P-0007, 2025-P-0014ANDERS - post-sentence motion to change plea; manifest injustice; hearing; buyer's remorse; doctrine of res judicata; wholly frivolous; motion to withdraw; appeal dismissed.M. LynchPortage 10/27/2025 10/27/2025 2025-Ohio-4913
State v. Carney 2025-P-0023CRIMINAL LAW - negotiated plea agreement; general law of contracts; breach of plea agreement; record does not reflect the state agreed to remain silent at sentencing.M. LynchPortage 10/27/2025 10/27/2025 2025-Ohio-4914
State ex rel. Bazetta Twp. v. Yoder 2025-T-0024CIVIL - writ of mandamus; township as taxing unit; tax revenue; township fiscal officer; county auditor; county treasurer; cybercrime; fraud; multi-factor authentication; payment-redirect email scheme; electronic warrants authorizing direct deposit; R.C. 319.16; R.C. 321.15; R.C. 321.31; R.C. 321.34; county treasurer shall settle with county auditor all taxes and assessments; money shall be paid to township fiscal officer; money shall be paid to accounts of local authorities; county auditor did not fulfill statutory duty by depositing money owed to the township into an account not owned by the township.M. LynchTrumbull 10/27/2025 10/27/2025 2025-Ohio-4915
State v. Martinez-Rios 2025-L-035CRIMINAL - felony sentence; contrary to law; R.C. 2929.12; R.C. 2929.11; mitigating factors; weighing of sentencing factorsS. LynchLake 10/20/2025 10/20/2025 2025-Ohio-4785
Slabe v. Slabe 2024-L-075CIVIL - domestic relations; divorce decree; prenuptial agreement; fraudulent misrepresentation; courtroom procedure; R.C. 2701.03; due process; R.C. 3105.171; classification of marital and separate property; division of marital assets and debt; equitable considerations; valuation; loan proceeds; marital residence; premarital interest in business; distributive award cannot be made from marital assets; R.C. 3105.18; spousal support; earning capacity; witness credibility; termination date; indefinite award; subject to court's continuing jurisdiction; total gross annual income; sources of income; factual findings unsupported by the record; irrevocable trusts; interest and dividends; Civ.R. 75(N); temporary spousal support; retroactive modification; attorney fees; ability to pay.M. LynchLake 10/14/2025 10/14/2025 2025-Ohio-4722
TCE Tall Oaks, L.L.C. v. Fifth Third Bank, Natl. Assn. 2025-L-003CIVIL - motion to compel discovery; in camera review; privilege log; attorney-client privilege; work-product doctrine; business coordination language; wide distribution; factual information sharing; including attorneys among numerous business personnel does not transform communications into privileged legal consultations; documents prepared in the ordinary course of business are not protected work product. APPELLATE LAW - order to disclose documents allegedly protected by attorney-client privilege is final and appealable; order to disclose documents allegedly protected by work-product doctrine is final and appealable if provisional-remedy requirements are satisfied; R.C. 2505.02(B)(4); generic arguments do not satisfy appellate burden to demonstrate reversible error.M. LynchLake 10/14/2025 10/14/2025 2025-Ohio-4724
State v. Perez 2025-T-0013CRIMINAL - failure to comply with order or signal of police officer; sentencing factors when eluding or fleeing a police officer; R.C. 2921.331(C)(5)(b)S. LynchTrumbull 10/14/2025 10/14/2025 2025-Ohio-4725
Grinder v. Schaaf 2024-P-0081CIVIL - contract; summary judgment; mechanic's lien; 1311.06(A); affidavit; jurat; notarial certificate; R.C. 147.011(C) and (D); R.C. 147.542(D); Home Solicitation Sales Act ("HSSA"); R.C. 1345.21; failure to cancel and/or rescind; objections to magistrate's decision; Civ.R. 53(D)S. LynchPortage 10/14/2025 10/14/2025 2025-Ohio-4723
State v Hutchinson 2025-P-0013CRIMINAL - guilty plea; knowing, intelligent, and voluntary; Crim.R. 11(C); plea colloquy; right to bench trial; appellate rights; expectation of leniency; ineffective assistance of counsel; sexually violent predator specification; R.C. 2971.03S. LynchPortage 10/6/2025 10/6/2025 2025-Ohio-4637
In re E.M.T. 2025-P-0016PROBATE – Application for Change of Name of Minor; R.C. 2717.01; R.C. 2717.02; R.C. 2717.09; R.C. 2717.13; Probate Court has exclusive jurisdiction over name changes; exceptions to this exclusive jurisdiction exist in parentage actions arising from R.C. Ch. 3111; R.C. 3111.52; R.C. 3111.13(C); Domestic Relations Court has jurisdiction to address first and middle name changes; res judicata; issue preclusion; shared parenting plan is a contract if adopted by the court.EklundPortage 10/6/2025 10/6/2025 2025-Ohio-4638
State v. Miller 2025-P-0025CRIMINAL LAW - motion for modification of sentence; postconviction motion; 23-year sentence; court construed as a motion for judicial release; no final, appealable order; successive petition for postconviction relief; no direct appeal of conviction; res judicata; no claim of new federal or state right; cannot establish unavoidably prevented from discovering facts upon which petition is based.LucciPortage 10/6/2025 10/6/2025 2025-Ohio-4639
State ex rel. McGrail v. Lordstown Village Council 2024-T-0072CIVIL LAW - open meetings act; R.C. 121.22; executive session for a proper purpose; pending or imminent court action.PattonTrumbull 10/6/2025 10/6/2025 2025-Ohio-4630
Redding v. United States Parachute Assn. 2025-G-0010CIVIL - judgment on the pleadings; Civ.R. 12(C); prior complaint; same party defendants; alleged breach of contract; negligence; self-dealing; statutory violations; intentional interference with business interest; breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing; prior complaint dismissed; direct appeal; dismissal affirmed regarding all allegations filed in subsequent complaint; plaintiff asserted new facts established new yet similar causes of action; res judicata; fees awarded; claim preclusion; frivolous conduct hearing; R.C. 2323.51; pre-second suit conduct is appropriate to consider in frivolous conduct hearing; lawsuit lacked evidentiary support; witness statements; statements to law enforcement inadmissible to establish the truth of the claims; failure to swear in attorney regarding fees; affidavit submitted in support.LucciLake 10/6/2025 10/6/2025 2025-Ohio-4631
Lake Cty. Dept. of Job & Family Servs. v. Bando 2025-L-022JUVENILE - parenting time; magistrate’s decision; Juv.R. 40(D)(3)(b)(iv); failure to object to magistrate’s decision; plain error.LucciLake 10/6/2025 10/6/2025 2025-Ohio-4632
Radmore v. Bender 2025-L-027CIVIL - breach of contract; small claims; motion to amend pleadings to conform with the evidence; Civ.R. 15(B); conversion; abuse of discretion; manifest weight of the evidence; contemporaneous objection rule; abuse of process claim.LucciLake 10/6/2025 10/6/2025 2025-Ohio-4633
State v. Gazella 2025-L-03 & 2025-L-032CRIMINAL LAW - felony sentencing; consecutive sentence; attempted domestic violence; trespass in habitation; court complied with R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); previous failed rehabilitation attempts; criminal history; chronic disregard for legal obligations; imposition of consecutive sentences not contrary to law.LucciLake 10/6/2025 10/6/2025 2025-Ohio-4634
State v. Lowe 2025-L-037CRIMINAL - competence to stand trial; competency hearing; prior competency evaluation; competency reevaluation; irrational behavior; antisocial personality disorder; mental illnessS. LynchLake 10/6/2025 10/6/2025 2025-Ohio-4635
Lake Cty. Dept. of Job & Family Servs. v. Oatman 2025-L-095APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02; Denial of motion to set aside magistrate’s order is interlocutory; no final appealable order.LucciLake 10/6/2025 10/6/2025 2025-Ohio-4636
In re M.R. 2025-L-004JUVENILE – Rape; R.C. 2907.02; Gross Sexual Imposition; R.C. 2907.05; Abduction; R.C. 2905.02; ineffective assistance of counsel; failure to mirandize juvenile suspect; custodial interrogation; failure to file motion to suppress did not affect outcome of trial; manifest weight of the evidence; proof of specific dates not required.EklundLake 9/29/2025 9/29/2025 2025-Ohio-4529
Rives v. Lowes 2025-L-097APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A); thirty-day rule; Civ.R. 58(B); untimely appeal.EklundLake 9/29/2025 9/29/2025 2025-Ohio-4530
Delisio v. Hildenbrand 2025-G-0024EXTRAORDINARY WRITS - Petition for writ of habeas corpus; motion to dismiss; Civ.R.12(B)(6); sovereign citizen; wholly without merit; R.C. 2969.25.Per CuriamGeauga 9/29/2025 9/29/2025 2025-Ohio-4528
Radic v. Sternadel 2025-A-0045APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02(B); appeal from magistrate's order is not final and appealable; Civ.R. 53(D)(2)(a)(i); separate and distinct entry needed; magistrate’s decision alone is insufficient; interlocutory appeal; only judges not magistrates may terminate actions through a judgment; lack of jurisdiction.M. LynchAshtabula 9/29/2025 9/29/2025 2025-Ohio-4527
State v. Thomas 2025-T-0006CRIMINAL - felony sentencing; community control; contrary to law; consideration of factors; R.C. 2929.11 and .12; transitional control; premature; notice of transfer to transitional control; prison term of less than one year; restitution hearing; plain error; amount of restitution; competent, credible evidence; presentence investigation; ineffective assistance of counselS. LynchTrumbull 9/29/2025 9/29/2025 2025-Ohio-4534
State v. Adkins 2024-P-0083CRIMINAL – consecutive sentences; contrary to law; community control; revocation; not advised of term if community control violated; aggregate sentence.S. LynchPortage 9/29/2025 9/29/2025 2025-Ohio-4526
State v. Michalski 2025-P-0003CRIMINAL – Pandering Sexually Oriented Matter Involving a Minor; Possessing Criminal Tools; sentencing; presumptive prison term; R.C. 2929.13(D)(2).EklundPortage 9/29/2025 9/29/2025 2025-Ohio-4531
State v. Osco 2025-P-0015CRIMINAL - Anders v. California; wholly frivolous appeal; revocation of community control; abuse of discretion; felony sentencing; R.C. 2929.11; R.C. 2929.12.EklundPortage 9/29/2025 9/29/2025 2025-Ohio-4532
State ex rel. Walker v. Pittman 2025-P-0035ORIGINAL ACTION – mandamus; motion to dismiss; Civ.R. 12(B)(6); speedy trial; demand for trial; R.C. 2941.401; adequate remedy at law; direct appeal.Per CuriamPortage 9/29/2025 9/29/2025 2025-Ohio-4533
State v. Mosier 2024-P-0080CRIMINAL LAW - revocation of community control; Crim.R. 32.3; due process rights; cursory proceeding; remand.PattonPortage 9/22/2025 9/22/2025 2025-Ohio-4417
State v. Moser 2025-P-0002CRIMINAL LAW - criminal damaging; R.C. 2909.06(A)(1); demand for jury trial; petty offense; Civ.R. 23(A); sufficient evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; knowingly; self-defense; R.C. 2901.05(B)(1); ineffective assistance of counsel; failure to establish prejudice.LucciPortage 9/22/2025 9/22/2025 2025-Ohio-4422
State v. Nixon 2025-P-0018CRIMINAL LAW - multiple indictments; hanging charges; res judicata; direct appeal; affirm.M. LynchPortage 9/22/2025 9/22/2025 2025-Ohio-4423
State v. Russell 2025-P-0030CRIMINAL LAW - Marsy's Law; Ohio Constitution Article I, Section 10a; nonsupport of dependents; R.C. Ch. 2930; presentence investigation; restitution; condition of community control; length of sentence; objections to sentencing; opportunity to be heard.PattonPortage 9/22/2025 9/22/2025 2025-Ohio-4424
Donald Sullivan, L.L.C. v. Core Civic-Corp. 2025-A-0030EXTRAORDINARY WRIT - writ of mandamus; R.C. 149.43; public records request; incomprehensible request; complaint dismissed.Per CuriamAshtabula 9/22/2025 9/22/2025 2025-Ohio-4418
L. Bryan Carr Co., L.P.A. v. LaForge 2025-G-0008FINAL APPEALABLE ORDERS - law of the case; final judgment of foreclosure; liabilities/obligations of the parties; dismiss appeal; confirmation of sale; vacate.M. LynchGeauga 9/22/2025 9/22/2025 2025-Ohio-4419
Mentor Heisley Racquet & Fitness Club, L.P. v. Osborne 2025-L-029CIVIL - motion to dismiss; Civ.R. 12(B)(1); lack of subject matter jurisdiction; jurisdictional priority rule; whole-issue exception; substantially the same parties; ruling would interfere with resolution of issues in court where jurisdiction was first invoked.M. LynchLake 9/22/2025 9/22/2025 2025-Ohio-4420
State v. Maguire 2025-L-036CRIMINAL LAW - Endangering Children; sentencing factors; risk of recidivism; law-abiding life; refused to make finding; outcome would not have been different.M. LynchLake 9/22/2025 9/22/2025 2025-Ohio-4421
State v. Karpovitch 2024-L-064, 2024-L-065CRIMINAL - felony sentencing; consecutive sentences; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); necessity and proportionality; pending cases; aggregate sentence; judicial bias; due process; Reagan Tokes notifications; R.C. 2929.144(C); indefinite sentencing; maximum termsS. LynchLake 9/15/2025 9/15/2025 2025-Ohio-4323
State v. Gardjulis 2024-L-066CRIMINAL LAW - speedy trial; R.C. 2945.71; original charge later reduced by indictment on lesser offense resets the speedy trial timeline.PattonLake 9/15/2025 9/15/2025 2025-Ohio-4324
Kamp v. Figuero 2024-L-090CIVIL LAW - civil stalking protection order ("CSPO"); consent order; R.C. 2903.211.PattonLake 9/15/2025 9/15/2025 2025-Ohio-4325
State v. Siniff 2025-G-0011CRIMINAL LAW – financial sanction; ineffective assistance of trial counsel; affidavit of indigency; not mandatory fine; R.C. 2929.18; consideration of offender’s present and future ability to pay; R.C. 2929.19; not clearly and convincingly contrary to law; clerical error; nunc pro tunc judgment entry.EklundGeauga 9/15/2025 9/15/2025 2025-Ohio-4327
State v. Miller 2025-P-0022CRIMINAL - motion to suppress; operating a vehicle while intoxicated; reasonable suspicion; probable cause; field sobriety tests; HGN test; optokinetic nystagmus; walk and turn test; trier of fact; credibility of witnessesS. LynchPortage 9/15/2025 9/15/2025 2025-Ohio-4328
In re M.E.B. 2024-T-0107APPELLATE REVIEW - interlocutory order; R.C. 2505.02; Sup.R. 76; appeal dismissed for lack of final appealable order.PattonTrumbull 9/15/2025 9/15/2025 2025-Ohio-4326
State v. Ison 2024-T-0094CRIMINAL - competence to stand trial; competency hearing; "raising" competence; maintaining defense; indicia of incompetence; mental health diagnosis; sufficiency of the evidence; trespass in a habitation; stealth; force; merger; allied offenses; aggravated robbery; felonious assault; separate and identifiable harm; consecutive sentences; proportionality analysis; criminal history; omnibus sentences; violent offender classificationS. LynchTrumbull 9/8/2025 9/8/2025 2025-Ohio-3193
Cuyahoga Lakefront Land, L.L.C. v. Trumbull Cty. Bd. of Revision 2024-T-0106ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL - Ohio Board of Tax Appeals; valuation complaint; board of revision; expert appraisal; failure to account for value of buildings; reasonable and lawful; credibility and weight; abuse of discretion; burden-shifting.EklundTrumbull 9/8/2025 9/8/2025 2025-Ohio-3194
Shafer Industrial Servs., Inc. v. A & M Towing & Road Serv., Inc. 2025-T-0002CIVIL - replevin; breach of contract; mechanic's lien; weight of the evidence; mitigation of damages; evidence of settlement offer; Evid.R. 408S. LynchTrumbull 9/8/2025 9/8/2025 2025-Ohio-3197
In re A.W. 2025-T-0011JUVENILE – Dependency; motion for custody of adjudicated dependent minor; objection to magistrate’s decision; trial court sustained objection; trial court applied incorrect legal standard by determining that father’s wish to parent was controlling standard; father implicitly deemed unsuitable; fundamental inquiry is whether custody with a previously adjudicated parent is in the best interest of the child; trial court erred in determining that placement with father was in minor child’s best interest.EklundTrumbull 9/8/2025 9/8/2025 2025-Ohio-3198
Marts v. Marts 2025-P-0004DOMESTIC RELATIONS - residential parent; parental rights; abuse of discretion; arbitrary; best interest; factual finding; relocation out of country; ties to community; relationship with parents; magistrate's decision; objections; independent reviewS. LynchPortage 9/8/2025 9/8/2025 2025-Ohio-3196
State v. Cameron 2024-A-0103CRIMINAL - sentencing; allied offenses of similar import; domestic violence; felonious assault; single act; single animus; same harm; concurrent sentences; merged offenses.M. LynchAshtabula 9/8/2025 9/8/2025 2025-Ohio-3192
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