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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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State v. Courson
| 2023-A-0010 | CRIMINAL - Cruelty to animals; R.C. 959.13(A)(1); manifest weight of the evidence; sufficiency of the evidence. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
11/27/2023
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11/27/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4264 |
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In re N.C.
| 2023-G-0025, 2023-G-0026 | JUVENILE - Permanent custody; R.C. 2151.414(B); best interests of the children; a determination that it is in the best interest of the children to grant permanent custody to the children's services agency must be supported by clear and convincing evidence; R.C. 2152.414(D)(1). | Eklund | Geauga |
11/27/2023
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11/27/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4265 |
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State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs.
| 2019-P-0125 | EXTRAORDINARY WRITS - mandamus; remand from Supreme Court of Ohio; summary judgment; Public Records Act; R.C. 149.43; statutory damages; reduction or elimination factors; clerical error. | Per Curiam | Portage |
11/27/2023
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11/27/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4266 |
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State v. Fedyszyn
| 2023-P-0035 | CRIMINAL LAW - Anders v. California; guilty plea; plea colloquy; Crim.R. 11(C)(2); knowing, intelligent, and voluntary. | Trapp | Portage |
11/27/2023
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11/27/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4267 |
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State v. Santos
| 2023-P-0073 | APPELLATE REVIEW - Untimely appeal; App.R. 4(A)(1); App.R. 5(A); almost 7-year delay in initiating appeal; appellant not diligent. | Trapp | Portage |
11/27/2023
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11/27/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4268 |
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State ex rel. Tenney v. Rice
| 2023-T-0053 | WRIT - mandamus; motion to dismiss; R.C. 149.43(B)(8), approval of sentencing judge; R.C. 2969.25, affidavit. | Per Curiam | Trumbull |
11/27/2023
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11/27/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4269 |
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Underwood v. Cuyahoga Community College
| 2023-G-0012 | CIVIL - breach of contract, unpaid compensation, Greeley claim; summary judgment, reciprocal burden, failed to raise genuine issue of material fact; employee-at-will, definite term, could not terminate for "any reason at any time." | Trapp | Geauga |
11/20/2023
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11/20/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4180 |
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State v. White
| 2022-A-0089 | CRIMINAL - Manifest weight of the evidence; sufficiency of the evidence; R.C. 2903.04; R.C. 2925.02(A)(3); evidence was insufficient to establish conviction for Involuntary Manslaughter with predicate offense of Furnishing Another with Drugs where defendant had no knowledge drugs sold to an individual would later be given to a third-party who used the drugs and died; R,C, 2953.08(G); R.C. 2929.14; consecutive sentences; R.C. 2929.11; R.C. 2929.12. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
11/13/2023
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11/13/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4092 |
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State v. Johnson
| 2023-L-006, 2023-L-007 | CRIMINAL - Trafficking in drugs; R.C. 2925.03; Evid.R. 608(B); Evid.R. 404(A)(3); Evid.R. 609; no error in exclusion of cross-examination questions whether witness' prior general drug use affected memory; Manifest weight and sufficiency of the evidence; prior acts evidence was admissible where defense counsel opened the door to line of questioning and evidence was relevant; where a defendant is ordered to serve a consecutive sentence, Ohio Adm. Code 5120-2-04(G) provides that jail-time credit is applied only once, to the total term for offenders serving consecutive terms. | Eklund | Lake |
11/13/2023
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11/13/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4093 |
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State ex rel. Cunningham v. Pittman
| 2023-P-0060 | EXTRAORDINARY WRIT - original actions; writ of prohibition; sua sponte dismissal appropriate where relator obviously cannot prevail on the facts alleged; no indication trial court has exercised or is about to exercise judicial power. | Eklund | Portage |
11/13/2023
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11/13/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4094 |
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Holman v. Wiser
| 2022-A-0117 | CIVIL - bench trial; sale of real property; conversion of personal property; right of possession; merger by deed; plain error; abandonment; presumption of regularity of proceedings; measure of damages; property valuation; sufficiency; general presumption of special knowledge; manifest weight; credibility. | Trapp | Ashtabula |
11/13/2023
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11/13/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4095 |
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Chad M. Leonard Holdings, Inc. v. Rohaley
| 2022-L-118, 2022-L-119, 2022-L-120, 2022-L-121 | CIVIL LAW- breach of contract; unjust enrichment; transfer of assets; misappropriation; conversion; ultra vires; breach of fiduciary duty; indemnification; contribution; fraudulent transfer; manifest weight; R.C. 1336.04; tortious interference; summary judgment; legal malpractice; withdraw of corporate counsel; mootness; preliminary injunction; Civ.R. 65; contempt; standing; de novo. | Patton | Lake |
11/13/2023
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11/13/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4096 |
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Greenwood v. A. Caserta Constr., L.L.C.
| 2023-G-0039 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A); thirty-day rule; untimely appeal; motion for delayed appeals inapplicable to civil appeals. | Lucci | Geauga |
11/13/2023
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11/13/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4097 |
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State v. Little
| 2023-P-0011, 2023-P-0012 | CRIMINAL LAW - aggravated trafficking; aggravated possession; motion to suppress; traffic stop; reasonable articulable suspicion of drug activity; probable cause of traffic violations; detention; canine sniff; sufficiency of the evidence; credibility; constructive possession; circumstantial evidence; prejudicial joinder; Crim.R. 14; plain error; joinder test; simply and direct evidence. | Trapp | Portage |
11/13/2023
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11/13/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4098 |
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Fonce v. Kabinier
| 2022-T-0111 | CIVIL - injunctive relief; zoning violation; summary judgment; real party in interest; substitution of parties; creditor of estate; present possessor of property; shipping container; nonconforming use; burden of proof on party seeking to prove nonconforming use; notice of zoning violation; due process | Lynch | Trumbull |
11/6/2023
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11/6/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4027 |
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State v. Liddy
| 2023-A-0029 | CRIMINAL LAW - attempted failure to comply; resentencing after remand; maximum and consecutive sentence; most deserving offenders; disruptive courtroom behavior; actual vindictiveness. | Trapp | Ashtabula |
11/6/2023
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11/6/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4028 |
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In re D.L.
| 2022-L-107 & 2022-L-108 | JUVENILE - delinquency; R.C. 2152.02(E); restitution; R.C. 2151.271; Juv.R. 11; transfer of venue; discretionary transfer; transfer for disposition precluded where dispositional order already entered. | Lucci | Lake |
11/6/2023
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11/6/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4029 |
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Conneaut v. Simmons
| 2023-A-0023 & 2023-A-0024 | CRIMINAL LAW- Anders; community control sanctions; least restrictive alternative; misdemeanor sentencing. | Patton | Ashtabula |
11/6/2023
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11/6/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4030 |
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State v. Yeager
| 2023-L-038 | CRIMINAL LAW - appeals pending; motion for evidentiary hearing; Crim.R. 33; challenges matters trial court lacked jurisdiction to address; res judicata; appeals no longer pending; trial court has jurisdiction to address merits. | Lucci | Lake |
11/6/2023
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11/6/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4031 |
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State v. Allen
| 2023-P-0008 & 2023-P-0009 | CRIMINAL LAW - forfeiture specification; conditional release of seized property; R.C. 2981.03(D); possessory interest in the property; sufficient ties to the community; substantial hardship; demonstrate in the petition. | Lucci | Portage |
11/6/2023
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11/6/2023
| 2023-Ohio-4032 |
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Beavers v. Lors
| 2022-L-122 | CIVIL - indirect, civil contempt; adjoining land owners; boundary line; Civ.R. 60(B); limited remand; Civ.R. 4-4.6, Civ.R. 5; service; notice of hearing; R.C. 2705.02(A); R.C. 2705.03; R.C. 2705.05(A); court has inherent and statutory authority to enforce its orders through contempt proceedings; plain error. | Lucci | Lake |
10/30/2023
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10/30/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3940 |
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Thomas v. Thomas
| 2023-T-0015 | DOMESTIC RELATIONS - motion to terminate shared parenting plan; R.C. 3109.04; adoption of magistrate's decision; abuse of discretion; children's best interest; ability to cooperate and make decisions jointly; findings supported by competent, credible evidence in the record. | Trapp | Trumbull |
10/30/2023
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10/30/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3941 |
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State v. Stacy
| 202-P-0068 | CRIMINAL - Violating a Protection Order; R.C. 2919.27(A)(1); sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; felony sentencing; direct contempt | Lynch | Portage |
10/30/2023
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10/30/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3942 |
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State v. Riddle
| 2023-A-0006 | CRIMINAL - Change in movement level of committed persons; R.C. 2945.401; State bears the burden to show by clear and convincing evidence that movement level change presented a threat to public safety or any person. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
10/30/2023
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10/30/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3943 |
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State ex rel. Ware v. Fankhauser
| 2023-P-0030 | EXTRAORDINARY WRIT - petition for writ of mandamus; motion for summary judgment; public record request; respondent did not receive; time-stamped; separate case; compliance four days after filing and notice; rational trier of fact; evidence altered; artificating; no genuine issue; statutory damages; insufficient evidence of compliance with statutory delivery means; evenly balanced; failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence; no entitlement to statutory damages. | Per Cur Opinion | Portage |
10/30/2023
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10/30/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3939 |
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State v. Casey
| 2023-T-0035 | POSTCONVICTION RELIEF - discharging a firearm into an occupied structure; hung jury on felonious assault count; post traumatic stress disorder; ineffective assistance of counsel; dehors the record; must be genuinely relevant; no independent diagnosis; tactical; habitation; might be present; law unsettled at time of conviction; no ineffectiveness. | Lucci | Trumbull |
10/23/2023
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10/23/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3837 |
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State v. Shead
| 2023-P-0002 | CRIMINAL LAW - agreed sentence; constitutionality; plain error; indefinite sentences; Reagan Tokes; facial challenges; as-applied challenges not ripe. | Lucci | Portage |
10/23/2023
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10/23/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3838 |
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White v. Salem
| 2023-L-065 | CIVIL LAW - summary judgment; Civ. R. 56; de novo; professional malpractice; breach of fiduciary duty; lack of hearing; opportunity to be heard; affirmed | Patton | Lake |
10/23/2023
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10/23/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3839 |
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Kline v. Newton Falls
| 2023-T-0052 | original action; writ of prohibition; dismissed; mayor; resignation; removal; moot | Per Curium | Trumbull |
10/23/2023
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10/23/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3841 |
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State v. Stone
| 2023-P-0018, 2023-P-0019 | CRIMINAL - Disorderly Conduct through Intoxication; R.C. 2917.11(B)(2); Disorderly Conduct; R.C. 2917.11(A); manifest weight of the evidence; sufficiency of the evidence; an offender must engage in some affirmative behavior, as intoxication alone is not enough under R.C. 2917.11(B)(2). | Eklund | Portage |
10/23/2023
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10/23/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3842 |
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State v. Nickoson
| 2023-A-0028 | CRIMINAL - Rape; R.C. 2907.02; guilty plea; ineffective assistance of counsel; voluntariness of plea; competency to enter plea; no evidence in record to support conclusion appellant was not competent to enter a plea. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
10/16/2023
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10/16/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3755 |
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State v. McElroy
| 2023-L-042 | CRIMINAL - R.C. 2953.08(G)(2); R.C. 2929.11; R.C. 2929.12; stare decisis; an appellate court is without authority to independently weigh mitigating factors under R.C. 2929.12. | Eklund | Lake |
10/16/2023
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10/16/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3756 |
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State v. Roosa
| 2023-P-0003 | CRIMINAL - R.C. 2953.08(G)(2); R.C. 2929.11; R.C. 2929.12; stare decisis; an appellate court is without authority to independently weigh mitigating factors under R.C. 2929.12. | Eklund | Portage |
10/16/2023
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10/16/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3757 |
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State v. Sims
| 2023-T-0028 | CRIMINAL - Consecutive sentences; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); R.C. 2929.11; R.C. 2929.12; appellate courts are not permitted to independently weigh the evidence in the record and substitute its judgment for that of the trial court concerning the sentence that best reflects compliance with R.C. 2929.11 and 2929.12. | Eklund | Trumbull |
10/16/2023
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10/16/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3758 |
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State v. Knowlton
| 2023-A-0013 | CRIMINAL - Felonious Assault; manifest weight of the evidence; self-defense; fault for creating situation giving rise to the affray; bona fide belief in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm; agreed to fight; degree of force; credibility; trier of fact | Lynch | Ashtabula |
10/16/2023
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10/16/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3759 |
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Gibson v. Williams
| 2023-A-0026 | CIVIL - dismissal without prejudice; failure to obtain service; Civ.R 4(E); failure to prosecute; Civ.R. 41(B)(1); abuse of discretion | Lynch | Ashtabula |
10/16/2023
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10/16/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3760 |
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State v. Amin
| 2023-G-0009 | CRIMINAL - guilty plea; Crim.R. 11(C); maximum penalty involved; burden to show prejudice | Lynch | Geauga |
10/16/2023
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10/16/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3761 |
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State v. Murray
| 2023-P-0016 | CRIMINAL LAW - ineffective assistance of counsel, if counsel had filed an affidavit of indigency, there is a reasonable probability trial court would not have imposed fine, evidence of indigency in record; appellant failed to demonstrate trial court did not comply with Crim.R. 11, no requirement for trial court to advise the right to remain silent "cannot be used against you," trial court explained right not to testify at trial, appellant affirmatively understood rights she was waiving. | Trapp | Portage |
10/16/2023
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10/16/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3762 |
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In re K.S.W.
| 2023-P-0046 & 2023-P-0047 | CHILD CUSTODY - termination of parental rights; trial court properly denied motion to continue, mother failed to appear at hearings, failed to comply with case plan, two alternative methods were made available to participate at hearing, failed to argue how outcome would have been different with her present. | Trapp | Portage |
10/16/2023
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10/16/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3763 |
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Superior Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Massasauga Rattlesnake Ranch, Inc.
| 2023-T-0004 | CIVIL - breach of fiduciary duty; cognovit promissory note; corporate resolutions; summary judgment; damages; conditional assignment of error. | Trapp | Trumbull |
10/16/2023
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10/16/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3764 |
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In re L.D.R.S.
| 2023-T-0026 | JUVENILE - grandparents; companionship rights; R.C. 3109.12(A); effect of decree of adoption; R.C. 3107.15(A)(1)(a) | Lynch | Trumbull |
10/16/2023
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10/16/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3765 |
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Aurora Hill, Ltd. v. Bremner
| 2023-P-0005 | CIVIL - recovery of funds; limited partnership; summary judgment; general partner; violation of partnership agreement; complaint; failed to set forth a cause of action; sought equitable relief; not seeking damages for unjust enrichment; no mistake of fact; no unjust enrichment where express contract covers the subject matter. | Patton | Portage |
10/16/2023
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10/16/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3766 |
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Slodov v. Eagle Ridge Subdivision Property Owner's Assn., Inc.
| 2023-G-0013 | CIVIL - Summary Judgment; Civ.R. 56; mootness; R.C. 5312.13; homeowner association board election; issue became moot when successive election rendered claim of impropriety in homeowner association board election moot; denial of default judgment; abuse of discretion; Civ.R. 12; Civ.R. 6; Civ.R. 60(B); allegation of judicial misconduct does not fall within jurisdiction of the court of appeals; mediation is a voluntary process; court does not abuse its discretion in not mandating mediation; trial court retains jurisdiction to address collateral motions during pendency of appeal. | Eklund | Geauga |
10/10/2023
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10/10/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3688 |
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Ames v. Geauga Cty. Republican Cent. Commt.
| 2022-G-0038 | CIVIL - motion to dismiss; Civ.R. 12(B)(6); Open Meetings Act; R.C. 121.22; major political party; county central committee; organizational meeting; R.C. 3517.04; public body; sovereign functions of government; internal affairs. | Trapp | Geauga |
10/10/2023
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10/10/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3689 |
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State v. Love
| 2022-P-0069 | CRIMINAL LAW - speedy trial; ineffective assistance of counsel; extrinsic evidence of prior inconsistent statement; felonious assault; assaulting or harassing a police dog; supplemental indictment; must presume regularity of the proceedings below. | Patton | Portage |
10/10/2023
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10/10/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3690 |
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Kennedy v. Kennedy
| 2023-G-0024 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 3(D) and App.R. 4(A); no entry attached to notice of appeal; no judgments on docket that appear final under R.C. 2505.02. | Eklund | Geauga |
10/10/2023
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10/10/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3691 |
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Madison Twp. Bd. of Trustees v. Hambden Sportsman Inc.
| 2023-L-052 | APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02(B)(4); both prongs need met; final appealable order; provisional remedy; preliminary injunction; meaningful or effective remedy; status quo; lack of jurisdiction. | Patton | Lake |
10/10/2023
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10/10/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3694 |
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Lewis v. Lewis
| 2023-T-0005 | CIVIL - divorce; domestic relations; separation agreement; shared parenting agreement; adoption of proposed judgment entry; trial court did not abuse its discretion by adopting agreement. | Patton | Trumbull |
10/4/2023
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10/10/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3693 |
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State v. James
| 2022-T-0107 | CRIMINAL - Murder; Attempted Murder; motion to suppress; photographic lineup; unduly suggestive; substantial likelihood of misidentification; blind administrator; totality of the circumstances; strong showing of reliability; right to privacy in cell phone; probable cause in search warrant affidavit; citizen informant presumed reliable; ineffective assistance of counsel; flight of the accused; consciousness of guilt; weight of the evidence; sufficiency of the evidence | Lynch | Trumbull |
9/29/2023
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9/29/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3524 |
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State v. Passalacqua
| 2023-L-013 & 2023-L-014 | CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES - the trial court's sentence is supported by the record and not contrary to law; evidence at the sentencing hearing revoking community control reveals the appellant repeatedly violated the terms of his community control in both cases; remanded for the limited purpose of issuing a nunc pro tunc sentencing entry that includes the court's consecutive sentence findings from the hearing. | Trapp | Lake |
9/29/2023
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9/29/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3525 |
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