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02/18/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases—Miscellaneous dismissals—Mediation matters.

2/18/2026

2026-Ohio-533

State v. Ballish

2024-0899

Sentencing—Misdemeanor probation—Abuse of discretion—Three-part test under State v. Jones does not apply to a condition of probation expressly authorized by R.C. 2929.27—Judgment reversed.

Hawkins, J.

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-503

2/18/2026

2026-Ohio-503

State ex rel. Harris v. Watson

2024-1089

Mandamus—Public-records requests—Writ granted for requested documents that remain unaccounted for—Writ denied as moot as to documents already provided—Statutory damages awarded.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-508

2/18/2026

2026-Ohio-508

State ex rel. Lawrence v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

2024-1169

Mandamus—Public-records requests—Relator abandoned several requests for public records that he did not argue in support of in brief—Correctional institution prohibited from denying inmate’s request for his master file based on the file not being stored at the institution; if Department of Rehabilitation and Correction possesses the master file, it must be produced, subject to redactions permitted by law—Public office established that correction officers’ work schedules and posts are security records exempt from production under R.C. 149.433—A public office does not have a duty to create new records to satisfy a public-records request—Limited writ granted, relator’s request for statutory damages deferred until public office complies with limited writ, and relator’s request for court costs denied.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-509

2/18/2026

2026-Ohio-509

State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Baker Ross

2026-0118

Prohibition—Prior restraint on media publication—To impose prior restraint, respondent trial-court judge must hold a hearing, receive evidence, and permit those affected to be heard—Respondent may not prevent reporting of proceedings in open court—Peremptory writ granted.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-510

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-510

State ex rel. Platt v. Montgomery Cty. Bd. of Elections

2024-0325

Attorney fees—$400 an hour determined to be reasonable rate given respondents’ concession and the absence of satisfactory evidence submitted by relator in support of $690 rate billed by relator’s attorneys—Respondents invoked “good-faith exception” too late because former R.C. 149.43(C)(3)(c) does not provide a basis for reducing an award of attorney fees but, rather, applies only to the court’s initial determination of whether to award fees to a prevailing relator—Relator’s attorney-fee application granted in amount of $28,120.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-480

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-480

State ex rel. Fenstermaker v. Grogan

2024-0857

Mandamus—Public-records requests—A public office has no obligation to produce records that it does not have—Relator failed to show entitlement to statutory damages by failing to analyze how facts and circumstances demonstrate an unreasonable delay in producing public-records; merely identifying the passage of time is not enough—Writ and relator’s request for statutory damages denied.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-482

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-482

Disciplinary Counsel v. Henderson Carter

2025-1329

Unauthorized practice of law—Holding one’s self out as an attorney in purporting to represent a beneficiary in a probate matter, preparing deeds for transfer of real property, and notarizing the deeds as an “attorney”—Respondent committed five acts of unauthorized practice of law and did so knowingly and deliberately despite her knowledge that she had been permanently disbarred from practice of law—Respondent enjoined from engaging in additional acts constituting unauthorized practice of law, enjoined from performing notarial acts unless and until she is properly appointed and commissioned as a notary by Ohio Secretary of State, and ordered to pay civil penalty of $30,000.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-489

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-489

02/17/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions—Disciplinary cases.

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-475

In re Resigantion of Weisman

2026-0088

Attorneys at law—Resignation with disciplinary action pending—Gov.Bar R. VI(11)(C).

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-502

In re Salters

2025-0990

On certified entry of felony conviction.

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-504

02/17/2026 Case Announcements #2

Official versions released—Merit decisions with opinions—Disciplinary cases—Miscellaneous dismissals.

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-505

02/17/2026 Case Announcements #3

Disciplinary cases.

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-506

02/17/2026 Administrative Actions

Administrative actions.

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-507

02/17/2026 Case Announcements #4

Merit decisions with opinions.

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-511

02/13/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings.

2/13/2026

2026-Ohio-474

02/12/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases.

2/12/2026

2026-Ohio-446

02/11/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals.

2/11/2026

2026-Ohio-427

02/09/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings.

2/9/2026

2026-Ohio-386

Disciplinary Counsel v. Hine

2026-0057

On certification of default.

2/6/2026

2026-Ohio-368

02/06/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases—Mediation matters.

2/6/2026

2026-Ohio-370

02/06/2026 Administrative Actions

Administrative actions.

2/6/2026

2026-Ohio-371

Disciplinary Counsel v. Edminister

2025-1714

Attorneys at law—Reciprocal discipline from the Supreme Court of Colorado—Six-month suspension fully stayed on conditions—Gov.Bar R. V(11)(F)(4).

2/4/2026

2026-Ohio-331

02/04/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases.

2/4/2026

2026-Ohio-338

02/03/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings—Mediation matters.

2/3/2026

2026-Ohio-323

02/02/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings.

2/2/2026

2026-Ohio-301

02/02/2026 Case Announcements #2

Official versions released.

2/2/2026

2026-Ohio-300

01/29/2026 Administrative Actions

Administrative actions.

1/29/2026

2026-Ohio-247

01/29/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals—Mediation matters.

1/29/2026

2026-Ohio-254

01/29/2026 Case Announcements #2

Motion and procedural rulings.

1/29/2026

2026-Ohio-279

01/25/2026 Administrative Actions

Administrative actions.

1/25/2026

2026-Ohio-220

Disciplinary Counsel v. Perrico

2023-1274

On application for reinstatement.

1/23/2026

2026-Ohio-194

01/23/2026 Case Announcements

Disciplinary cases.

1/23/2026

2026-Ohio-195

01/22/2026 Administrative Actions

Administrative actions.

1/22/2026

2026-Ohio-178

01/22/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases.

1/22/2026

2026-Ohio-179

01/22/2026 Case Announcements #2

Motion and procedural rulings.

1/22/2026

2026-Ohio-192

Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Eppley

2025-0788

Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, including neglect of client legal matters, misappropriation of client funds, unauthorized practice of law in another jurisdiction, and use of misleading firm name—Conditionally stayed two-year suspension.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-160

1/22/2026

2026-Ohio-160

State ex rel. Martre v. N. Cent. Corr. Complex

2025-0801

Mandamus—Court of appeals did not err in sua sponte dismissing appellant’s complaint for failure to submit with his complaint a statement under R.C. 2969.25(C)(1) setting forth balance in his inmate account for each of preceding six months as certified by institutional cashier—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-162

1/22/2026

2026-Ohio-162

State ex rel. Boddy v. Xenia Community City School Dist. Bd. of Edn.

2025-0262

Public-records requests—Mandamus—E-mail distribution list that relator requested is a public record as defined in R.C. 149.011(G) because it is an item created by school district that documents its functions and procedures—State ex rel. Dispatch Printing Co. v. Johnson distinguished—School district failed to satisfy its burden to prove that list falls squarely within “state or federal law” exemption from disclosure requirement of Public Records Act—Writ granted and relator awarded court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and $1,000 in statutory damages.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-164

1/22/2026

2026-Ohio-164

Disciplinary Counsel v. Wilson

2025-1000

Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, including lack of diligent representation and prompt communication, trust-account mishandling, and failure to withdraw from representation so that client’s interests are protected—Six-month suspension, fully stayed on conditions.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-165

1/22/2026

2026-Ohio-165

State v. McAlpin

2024-0749

Criminal law—A defendant’s failure to obtain leave to file an untimely Crim.R. 33 motion for new trial is a sufficient reason to affirm the trial court’s denial of the motion—Appellant failed to obtain leave to file his untimely Crim.R. 33 motion for new trial based on newly discovered evidence—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed and cause remanded to trial court to address appellant’s pending motion for leave to file a motion for new trial.

Kennedy, C.J.

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-148

1/21/2026

2026-Ohio-148

State ex rel. Prows v. Ohio Legislative Serv. Comm.

2025-0415

Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 101.30 does not violate Article II, Section 13 of Ohio Constitution—Relator failed to establish clear legal right to receive the records he requested because they are not public records for purposes of Public Records Act—Writ denied.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-149

1/21/2026

2026-Ohio-149

In re McDonald v. Stuff

2025-0438

Habeas corpus—Appellant is incarcerated on a validly imposed sentence of 20 years to life in prison—A validly imposed indeterminate sentence does not guarantee that an offender will be released once he has served his minimum sentence but, rather, guarantees only that he will become eligible for parole once he has completed the minimum terms, considering any credits or other diminutions—Court of appeals’ judgment granting warden’s motion to dismiss petition affirmed.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-150

1/21/2026

2026-Ohio-150

01/21/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions with opinions—Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Miscellaneous dismissals.

1/21/2026

2026-Ohio-156

01/21/2026 Case Announcements #2

Mediation matters.

1/21/2026

2026-Ohio-172

01/20/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions.

1/20/2026

2026-Ohio-154

01/20/2026 Case Announcements #2

Official versions released—Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings.

1/20/2026

2026-Ohio-155

01/20/2026 Case Announcements #3

Motion and procedural rulings.

1/20/2026

2026-Ohio-157

01/20/2026 Case Announcements #4

Motion and procedural rulings.

1/20/2026

2026-Ohio-161

State ex rel. Henderson v. Washington Court House

2024-1585

Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Respondent has provided all records that relator requested except for one that does not exist but failed to provide them in a reasonable time—Relator’s public-records requests constitute a single request because they concern the same subject matter and were sent to the same person on the same day—Writ denied as moot and relator awarded $1,000 in statutory damages.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-110

1/20/2026

2026-Ohio-110