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06/09/2025 Case Announcements  Official versions released—Miscellaneous dismissals.   6/9/2025 6/9/2025 2025-Ohio-2037
06/05/2025 Administrative Actions  Administrative actions.   6/5/2025 6/5/2025 2025-Ohio-1992
Disciplinary Counsel v. Russ 2022-1512On application for reinstatement.   6/4/2025 6/4/2025 2025-Ohio-1984
06/04/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases.   6/4/2025 6/4/2025 2025-Ohio-1991
06/03/2025 Case Announcements  Miscellaneous dismissals—Mediation matters.   6/3/2025 6/3/2025 2025-Ohio-1978
06/02/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings.   6/2/2025 6/2/2025 2025-Ohio-1964
05/30/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings.   5/30/2025 5/30/2025 2025-Ohio-1965
State ex rel. Dodson v. Smith 2024-1162Habeas corpus—Mistyping of appellant’s name on jury-verdict form did not strip trial court of jurisdiction to sentence appellant—Sentencing entries unambiguously sentenced appellant to consecutive sentences—Appellant had adequate remedy in ordinary course of law—Court of appeals’ judgment dismissing petition affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1878 5/29/2025 5/29/2025 2025-Ohio-1878
Columbus Bar Assn. v. Bryant 2024-1728Attorneys—Misconduct—Violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct by practicing law in a jurisdiction in violation of regulation of legal profession in that jurisdiction—Public reprimand.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1879 5/29/2025 5/29/2025 2025-Ohio-1879
Disciplinary Counsel v. Wilson 2025-0623On certification of default.   5/29/2025 5/29/2025 2025-Ohio-1919
05/29/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases.   5/29/2025 5/29/2025 2025-Ohio-1927
State ex rel. Robinson v. Wesson 2024-0876Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 149.43—Public-records requester not entitled to writ, because he has already been provided with copies of the requested records—Response time of approximately three months to six public-records requests was reasonable because respondent was faced with responding to over 50 public-records requests from same requester seeking over 300 documents during that time—Writ and request for statutory damages denied.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1874 5/28/2025 5/28/2025 2025-Ohio-1874
Snyder v. Old World Classics, L.L.C. 2023-1616 and 2024-0074Civil law—Party-presentation principle—Because none of the parties requested an oral hearing before trial court on motion to stay litigation and compel arbitration and on appeal did not assign error to trial court’s failure to hold an oral hearing on the motion, court of appeals violated party-presentation principle by reversing trial court’s order compelling arbitration on grounds that trial court did not hold an oral hearing on the motion—Court of appeals’ judgment vacated and cause remanded to court of appeals.Hawkins, J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1875 5/28/2025 5/28/2025 2025-Ohio-1875
05/28/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings.   5/28/2025 5/28/2025 2025-Ohio-1876
05/28/2025 Case Announcements #2  Motion and procedural rulings—Mediation matters.   5/28/2025 5/28/2025 2025-Ohio-1906
State ex rel. Ware v. O'Malley 2024-0514Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Personnel files and payroll records of prosecutor and assistant prosecutors and list of cases assigned to an assistant prosecutor, if such a list exists, improperly withheld from inmate by prosecutor’s office under R.C. 149.43(B)(8), because those records did not concern a criminal investigation or prosecution—Limited writ granted, statutory damages denied as to all but request for list of cases, damages, if any, for which will be determined after compliance with limited writ, and court costs awarded.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1855 5/27/2025 5/27/2025 2025-Ohio-1855
State ex rel. Ware v. Smith 2024-0621Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Relator failed to establish entitlement to writ compelling respondent to produce requested public records—Writ and request for statutory damages denied.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1856 5/27/2025 5/27/2025 2025-Ohio-1856
05/27/2025 Case Announcements #2  Official versions released—Merit decisions with opinions.   5/27/2025 5/27/2025 2025-Ohio-1877
05/27/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions—Disciplinary cases.   5/27/2025 5/27/2025 2025-Ohio-1846
Disciplinary Counsel v. Black 2024-1725Attorneys—Misconduct—Violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct by engaging in conduct that adversely reflects on a lawyer’s fitness to practice law—Two-year suspension with six months conditionally stayed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1790 5/22/2025 5/22/2025 2025-Ohio-1790
05/22/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings.   5/22/2025 5/22/2025 2025-Ohio-1821
State v. Logan 2023-1318Criminal law—Sentencing—R.C. 2929.13(F)(8) requires a trial court to impose a prison sentence on an offender convicted of a felony offense that has a corresponding firearm specification—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded to trial court.Kennedy, C.J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1772 5/21/2025 5/21/2025 2025-Ohio-1772
05/21/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions.   5/21/2025 5/21/2025 2025-Ohio-1808
State ex rel. Ware v. Sheldon 2023-1636Mandamus—Relator failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that county sheriff failed to timely produce requested inmate-grievance policy, use-of-force policy, or use-of-force reports—Writ and relator’s requests for statutory damages and court costs denied.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1768 5/20/2025 5/20/2025 2025-Ohio-1768
05/20/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Disciplinary cases—Miscellaneous dismissals—Mediation matters.   5/20/2025 5/20/2025 2025-Ohio-1789
In re Resignation of Sirvaitis 2025-0588Attorneys at law—Resignation with disciplinary action pending—Gov.Bar R. VI(11)(C).   5/19/2025 5/19/2025 2025-Ohio-1770
05/19/2025 Case Announcements  Disciplinary cases.   5/19/2025 5/19/2025 2025-Ohio-1771
05/16/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings.   5/16/2025 5/16/2025 2025-Ohio-1757
05/15/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings.   5/15/2025 5/15/2025 2025-Ohio-1726
05/14/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings—Mediation matters.   5/14/2025 5/14/2025 2025-Ohio-1725
05/13/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions.   5/13/2025 5/13/2025 2025-Ohio-1682
05/13/2025 Case Announcements #2  Mediation matters.   5/13/2025 5/13/2025 2025-Ohio-1712
In re Butler 2025-0631On certified entry of felony conviction.   5/12/2025 5/12/2025 2025-Ohio-1686
05/12/2025 Case Announcements  Official versions released—Disciplinary cases.   5/12/2025 5/12/2025 2025-Ohio-1687
05/12/2025 Case Announcements #2  Motion and procedural rulings.   5/12/2025 5/12/2025 2025-Ohio-1704
05/09/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings.   5/9/2025 5/9/2025 2025-Ohio-1683
Dayton Bar Assn. v. Daly 2024-1399Attorneys—Misconduct—Attorney violated Prof.Cond.R. 1.6(a) by twice revealing confidential client information to a police officer with knowledge that doing so could cause his former client serious legal harm—Eighteen-month suspension, stayed on conditions.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1624 5/8/2025 5/8/2025 2025-Ohio-1624
State ex rel. Ellis v. Adult Parole Auth. 2024-0950Prohibition—Adult Parole Authority has jurisdiction to hold parole proceedings for all parole-eligible inmates—Appellant has not shown that parole authority’s pending action is unauthorized by law—Appellant failed to prove elements of claim for a writ of prohibition—Court of appeals’ dismissal of complaint affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1625 5/8/2025 5/8/2025 2025-Ohio-1625
05/08/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Miscellaneous dismissals.   5/8/2025 5/8/2025 2025-Ohio-1646
State ex rel. Clark v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. 2024-0533Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Inmate failed to show violation of Public Records Act when he was directed to submit his records request to proper office or to where the record may be located or to person responsible for the record—Writ and requests for statutory damages and court costs denied.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1611 5/7/2025 5/7/2025 2025-Ohio-1611
State ex rel. Culver v. Indus. Comm. 2024-0595Workers’ compensation—Violation of specific safety requirements—Former Adm.Code 4123:1-5-17(F) and 4123:1-5-18(C)—Industrial Commission did not abuse its discretion in denying additional award—Record contained some evidence supporting Industrial Commission’s finding that nitrogen is not “toxic” and is not a “poison”—Court of appeals’ judgment granting writ of mandamus reversed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1612 5/7/2025 5/7/2025 2025-Ohio-1612
05/07/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review.   5/7/2025 5/7/2025 2025-Ohio-1613
05/07/2025 Case Announcements #2  Appeals not accepted for review.   5/7/2025 5/7/2025 2025-Ohio-1617
05/07/2025 Administrative Actions  Administrative actions.   5/7/2025 5/7/2025 2025-Ohio-1618
05/07/2025 Case Announcements #3  Affidavits of disqualification—Motion and procedural rulings.   5/7/2025 5/7/2025 2025-Ohio-1632
State ex rel. Clark v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. 2024-0437Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 149.43—Writ denied as moot with respect to public-records request for “Legal Dockets” memorandum because respondent produced the requested record—Writ denied with respect to other public-records requests because relator failed to show a violation of Public Records Act—Relator failed to satisfy burden of proof necessary for an award of statutory damages because evidence is evenly balanced on whether person responsible for the requested public record received proof of payment for a copy of the requested record—Writ and requests for statutory damages and court costs denied.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-1577 5/6/2025 5/6/2025 2025-Ohio-1577
05/06/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Miscellaneous dismissals—Mediation matters.   5/6/2025 5/6/2025 2025-Ohio-1615
05/06/2025 Case Announcements #2  Motion and procedural rulings.   5/6/2025 5/6/2025 2025-Ohio-1619
Toledo Bar Assn. v. Exton 2025-0602On motion for immediate interim remedial suspension.   5/6/2025 5/6/2025 2025-Ohio-1631
05/06/2025 Case Announcements #3  Disciplinary cases.   5/6/2025 5/6/2025 2025-Ohio-1636
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