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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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Coxon v. Coxon
| 2024-A-0064 | CIVIL LAW – divorce; cross-appeal; equitable distribution of assets; distributive award; de facto termination date; R.C. 3105.171; abuse of discretion; trial court must explain reasons for using different dates for valuation purposes. | Patton | Ashtabula |
7/7/2025
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7/7/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2395 |
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State v. Ranney
| 2024-A-0098 | CRIMINAL LAW - pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor; R.C. 2907.322; guilty plea; Crim.R. 11; presentence motion to withdraw plea; Crim.R. 32.1; abuse of discretion; Peterseim factors; freely and liberally granted; change of heart. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
7/7/2025
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7/7/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2396 |
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State v. Rogers
| 2024-A-0102 | CRIMINAL LAW - community control; revocation hearing; voluntary program; unsuccessfully discharged; objection; plain error; hearsay evidence; due process; confrontation; cross-examination; cruel and unusual punishment; medical treatment; prisoner. | M. Lynch | Ashtabula |
7/7/2025
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7/7/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2397 |
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Sturkie v. Auxier
| 2024-L-091 | CIVIL -juvenile court; modification of visitation rights; entry of hearing date on docket; constructive notice; due process; best interest of the child; competent, credible evidence; judgment entry insufficient for appellate review. | M. Lynch | Ashtabula |
7/7/2025
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7/7/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2399 |
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Marszal v. Catholic Cemeteries Assn. of the Diocese of Cleveland
| 2024-G-0047 | CIVIL - breach of contract; intentional infliction of emotion distress; disinterment; probate court; summary judgment; reciprocal burden; nonmoving party; evidentiary quality material; conclusory allegations; genuine issues of material fact; judgment as matter of law. | M. Lynch | Geauga |
7/7/2025
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7/7/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2398 |
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State v. John
| 2024-P-0062 | CRIMINAL LAW - guilty pleas; unlawful sexual conduct with a minor; individual felony sentences; dismissed counts; imposed outside of defendant’s presence; Crim.R. 43; judgment of conviction; Crim.R. 32(C); sentencing factors and considerations; R.C. 2929.11 and 2929.12; presumption; silent record; not clearly and convincingly contrary to law; consecutive-sentence findings; not clearly and convincingly unsupported by the record. | Eklund | Portage |
7/7/2025
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7/7/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2400 |
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In re Adoption of A.J.L.
| 2025-P-0012 | ADOPTION - adoption proceeding; contested adoption; best interest; abuse of discretion; least detrimental alternative; family relationships; totality of the best interest factors; case-by-case basis; grandparents' rights' burden of proof; material evidence | S. Lynch | Portage |
7/7/2025
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7/7/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2401 |
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State v. Rushcak
| 2024-P-0061 | CRIMINAL - Sexual Imposition; R.C. 2907.06(A); sufficiency and weight of the evidence; sexual contact; R.C. 2907.01(B) | S. Lynch | Portage |
6/30/2025
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6/30/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2303 |
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State v. Pugh
| 2024-P-0064 | CRIMINAL – presentence motion to withdraw guilty plea; Crim.R. 32.1; knowing, intelligent, and voluntary plea; ineffective assistance of counsel; client confidences | S. Lynch | Portage |
6/30/2025
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6/30/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2304 |
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KIN, Inc. v. Trumbull Cty. Bd. of Revision
| 2024-T-0104, 2024-T-0105 | TAX APPEAL - Ohio Board of Tax Appeals; valuation complaints; tenant; jurisdiction; standing; landlord authorization; agency; tenant as agent; question of fact; motion for reconsideration; reiterated arguments; raised new issue; improper. | M. Lynch | Trumbull |
6/30/2025
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6/30/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2305 |
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State v. McBride
| 2025-T-0004 | CRIMINAL - motion for transcripts; trial court record; right to transcripts; transcripts at public expense; pending appeal; undue delay; ineffective assistance of appellate counsel | S. Lynch | Trumbull |
6/30/2025
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6/30/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2309 |
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Tornstrom Indus. Dev. Corp. v. 123 Lyndhurst, L.L.C.
| 2024-L-076 | CIVIL - summary judgment; standing; storage facility; seller and relatives may keep property on site for three months; holdover; rent; failure to remove; property owned by separate company; alleged third-party beneficiary; incidental beneficiary; term "relative" not defined; company does not have relatives; shareholder of company does not have standing. | Lucci | Lake |
6/30/2025
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6/30/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2302 |
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Tax Ease OH IV, L.L.C. v. Osmic
| 2025-L-045 | APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02(B); appeal from magistrate's order is not a final appealable order; Civ.R. 53(D)(2)(a)(i); lack of jurisdiction. | M. Lynch | Lake |
6/30/2025
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6/30/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2306 |
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State v. Stills
| 2025-L-046 | APPELLATE REVIEW - Notice of appeal must be signed by appellant or licensed attorney; R.C. 4705.01; Loc.R. 4(A). | S. Lynch | Lake |
6/30/2025
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6/30/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2307 |
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Lake Cty. Dept. of Job & Family Servs., Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Oatman
| 2025-L-055 | APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02(B); appeal from magistrate's order is not a final appealable order; Civ.R. 53(D)(2)(a)(i); lack of jurisdiction. | Lucci | Lake |
6/30/2025
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6/30/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2308 |
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State v. Hoke
| 2024-A-0071 | CRIMINAL LAW - guilty plea; Anders brief; motion to withdraw; felony sentencing; not contrary to law; all necessary findings made for consecutive sentences; Crim.R. 11(C) requirements met; valid plea; no meritorious issues; motion to withdraw granted; no error. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
6/30/2025
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6/30/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2300 |
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State v. Vera-Lopez
| 2024-A-0104 | CRIMINAL LAW - felony resentencing; jail-time credit; failure to calculate; time-served; moot; community control; jail sentence not equivalent to prison term; if defendant violates, he will be subject to 36-months in prison; no error. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
6/30/2025
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6/30/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2301 |
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State v. Leslein
| 2025-L-050 | APPELLATE REVIEW - Untimely appeal; App.R. 4(A)(1); 30 days; lack of jurisdiction. | Eklund | Lake |
6/23/2025
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6/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2186 |
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Grimm v. Professional Dental Alliance, L.L.C.
| 2024-P-0039 | CIVIL - arbitration; R.C. 2711.02; employment contract; age discrimination claim; R.C. 4112.02; loser-pays provision; American rule; attorney fees; substantive unconscionability; procedural unconscionability; public policy; severability. | Lucci | Portage |
6/23/2025
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6/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2185 |
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State v. Parker
| 2024-T-0108 | SENTENCING - consecutive sentences; no objection; plain error review; appropriate consecutive sentence findings; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); mitigating factors; consistency; R.C. 2929.11 and R.C. 2929.12; sentencing judgment entry; nunc pro tunc. | M. Lynch | Trumbull |
6/16/2025
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6/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2113 |
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Steuer Revocable Trust v. Strauss
| 2024-L-074 | CIVIL - order appointing receiver; final appealable order; R.C. 2505.02(B)(2); 30 days to appeal; App.R. 4(A)(1); stipulation of dismissal; Civ.R. 41(A)(1); joint motion for dismissal; Civ.R. 41(A)(2); receiver action must be dismissed by order of court; Civ.R. 66; assignment of error unsupported by citations may be disregarded; App.R. 16(A)(7). | M. Lynch | Lake |
6/16/2025
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6/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2111 |
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State v. Green-Sarubbi
| 2024-L-095, 2024-L-096 | CRIMINAL - restitution; R.C. 2929.28(A)(1); economic loss; R.C. 2929.01(L); competent and credible evidence | S. Lynch | Lake |
6/16/2025
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6/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2112 |
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State v. Coleman
| 2024-A-0072, 2024-A-0073 | CRIMINAL LAW - violation of community control; jail credit; R.C. 2929.16(A)(2); R.C. 2929.08; jail sentence versus jail service as a community control sanction. | Patton | Ashtabula |
6/16/2025
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6/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2109 |
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State v. Wilson
| 2024-A-0092 | CRIMINAL LAW - guilty plea; Traf.R.10(C); Crim.R. 11(D); misdemeanor sentencing; serious offense; de novo; failure to inform defendant that a guilty plea is a complete admission of guilt; reversal required. | Patton | Ashtabula |
6/16/2025
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6/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2110 |
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Bunts v. Pilla
| 2024-L-086 | CIVIL – Summary Judgment; Civ.R. 56; undue influence; rebuttable presumption; request for admissions; Civ.R. 36; may avoid admissions under compelling circumstances. | Eklund | Lake |
6/9/2025
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6/9/2025
| 2025-Ohio-2046 |
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Morgan228, L.L.C. v. Miavitz
| 2024-P-0071 | CIVIL - bench trial; partial rejection of magistrate’s decision; abuse of discretion; breach of contract; proof of damages; reimbursement of third party; trial court must assess testimony in first instance; especially favorable substitute transaction; gratuitous services. | Eklund | Portage |
6/2/2025
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6/2/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1974 |
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State v. Allen
| 2024-T-0096 | CRIMINAL - motion to suppress; Crim.R. 47; grounds for suppression stated with particularity; duration of stop; Crim.R. 52(B); plain error; protective search; reasonable suspicion; high-crime area; furtive movements; nervousness; mandatory fine; ability to pay; R.C. 2929.19(B)(5) | S. Lynch | Trumbull |
5/27/2025
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5/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1902 |
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State v. Goodgame
| 2024-L-043 | CRIMINAL LAW - speedy trial; speedy trial right; constitutional speedy trial; Barker factors; motion to dismiss for violation of speedy trial; reasonable delay; 19-month delay between indictment and arrest on indictment was not a violation of defendant’s constitutional speedy trial right. | Patton | Lake |
5/27/2025
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5/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1901 |
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Mapleview Operating Co. v. Valletto
| 2024-G-0037 | CIVIL - breach of contract; health insurance; prior authorization; failure to bill insurance; condition precedent; excused from performance; substantial performance; ambiguity; intent; good faith and fair dealing | M. Lynch | Geauga |
5/27/2025
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5/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1898 |
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Gardner v. Dinallo & Wittup Homes, Inc.
| 2024-G-0041 | CIVIL - arbitration; motion to stay arbitration; petition to compel arbitration; R.C. 2711.03; hearing on petition to compel arbitration; oral hearing; request for hearing; waiver; totality of circumstances; acting inconsistently with right to arbitrate | S. Lynch | Geauga |
5/27/2025
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5/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1899 |
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State ex rel. Yost v. Hastings Dairy, L.L.C.
| 2024-G-0052 | CIVIL - dairy farm; manure storage breach; R.C. 939.07; R.C. 6111.07; R.C. 6111.09; injunctive relief; civil penalty. | Lucci | Geauga |
5/27/2025
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5/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1900 |
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State v. Blaskis
| 2024-A-0065 | CRIMINAL LAW - R.C. 2953.08(G); consecutive sentencing; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); trial court can consider uncharged conduct when sentencing; imposition of consecutive sentences was not contrary to law. | Patton | Ashtabula |
5/27/2025
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5/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1896 |
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State v. Gordon
| 2024-A-0078 | CRIMINAL LAW – Alford pleas; gross sexual imposition; due process; uncharged conduct; not clearly and convincingly contrary to law; consecutive sentences; proportionality finding; not clearly and convincingly unsupported by the record. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
5/27/2025
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5/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1897 |
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Donald Sullivan, L.L.C. v. Mackey
| 2025-A-0007 | WRIT - habeas corpus; R.C. 2969.25(C); mandatory compliance; dismissed; sovereign citizen; jurisdiction; frivolous. | Per Curiam | Ashtabula |
5/27/2025
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5/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1903 |
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Pirozzoli v. Thornton
| 2024-A-0077 | CIVIL - domestic violence civil protection order; former boyfriend; dating relationship; R.C. 3113.31(A)(1)(b); instances of emotional and physical abuse; primary basis for petition; respondent shot petitioner in her vehicle; two loaded firearms; reckless handling; respondent possessed over 20 guns; respondent is in military; no pattern of conduct necessary to establish foundation for petition; no error. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
5/19/2025
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5/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1782 |
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Conneaut v. Pushic
| 2024-A-0079, 2024-A-0080, 2024-A-0081 | CRIMINAL LAW – misdemeanor sentencing; R.C. 2929.21; R.C. 2929.22; community control sanctions; suspended jail sentence; R.C. 2929.24; R.C. 2929.25; abuse of discretion; no alcohol; no entry into bars; conditions of community control; failure to object; plain error; Crim.R. 52(B). | Patton | Ashtabula |
5/19/2025
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5/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1783 |
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State v. Bishop
| 2024-A-0106 | CRIMINAL - plea; voluntary; incompetent; due process; burden of demonstrating incompetence; indicia of incompetence; mental health services; comprehension of proceedings; mental instability | S. Lynch | Ashtabula |
5/19/2025
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5/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1784 |
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State v. Addicott
| 2024-T-0076 | CRIMINAL – Hearsay; Evid.R. 803(6); Authentication; Evid. R. 901(A); records did not qualify for admission under business records exception to hearsay rule; Confrontation Clause; failure to admit records as business records violated Confrontation rights. | Eklund | Trumbull |
5/19/2025
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5/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1785 |
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Patrick v. Patrick
| 2024-T-0073 | CIVIL - divorce; separate and marital property; commingling of property; R.C. 3105.171(A); spousal support; R.C. 3105.18(B); maiden name; R.C. 3105.16 | S. Lynch | Trumbull |
5/12/2025
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5/12/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1709 |
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State v. Fulton
| 2024-P-0052 | CRIMINAL - motion to suppress; traffic stop; probable cause; traffic violation; pretext; no traffic citation issued; not determinative; knowledge of requesting officer to arresting officer. | M. Lynch | Portage |
5/12/2025
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5/12/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1707 |
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State v. Hall
| 2024-P-0073 | CRIMINAL LAW - felonious assault; R.C. 2903.11(A)(2); deadly weapon; sufficient evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; R.C. 2901.22(B); knowingly; ineffective assistance of counsel; lesser included offense; motion to continue. | Lucci | Portage |
5/12/2025
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5/12/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1708 |
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Conneaut v. Riley
| 2024-A-0101 | CRIMINAL - city ordinance; telecommunications harassment; text messages; video recordings; sufficient evidence; manifest weight; purpose; abuse or harass. | M. Lynch | Ashtabula |
5/12/2025
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5/12/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1705 |
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State v. Pollard
| 2024-L-085 | CRIMINAL - manifest weight of the evidence; sufficiency of the evidence; actual possession; constructive possession; awareness of firearm; defendant's behavior when confronted by police; proximity to firearm; admission of testimony; plain error; Evid.R. 702; legal conclusion; factual observation | S. Lynch | Lake |
5/12/2025
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5/12/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1706 |
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State v. Beasley
| 2024-L-083 | POSTCONVICTION RELIEF - R.C. 2953.21; R.C. 2953.23; res judicata; involuntary confession; ineffective assistance of counsel; failure to file motion to suppress; failing to call expert witnesses. | Eklund | Lake |
5/5/2025
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5/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1599 |
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Yehudah v. Gallagher
| 2024-L-087 | CIVIL - motion to dismiss; failure to state a claim; statute of limitations; due process; response to written motion; Civ.R. 6(C)(1); opportunity to respond; harmless error | S. Lynch | Lake |
5/5/2025
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5/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1600 |
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Walker v. Walker
| 2024-G-0046 | APPELLATE REVIEW - trial court judgment can only be reviewed on appeal if it constitutes a final order pursuant to R.C. 2505.02 and Civ.R. 54(B); if multiple claims and parties remain pending there is no final order absent Civ.R. 54(B) language; interlocutory order; no mandatory language that there is no just reason for delay; lack of a final and appealable order. | Eklund | Geauga |
5/5/2025
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5/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1597 |
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Geothermal Professionals, Ltd. v. Kozlowski
| 2024-G-0049 | CIVIL – Small claims court; magistrate’s decision; Civ.R. 60; clerical mistake; failure to timely appeal; App.R. 4(A); Civ.R. 60 filing cannot serve as a substitute for a timely appeal from the original judgment. | Eklund | Geauga |
5/5/2025
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5/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1598 |
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State v. Montgomery
| 2024-A-0063 | CRIMINAL LAW - murder; aggravated robbery; presentence motion to withdraw guilty pleas; abuse of discretion; highly competent counsel; full and fair consideration. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
5/5/2025
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5/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1595 |
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State v. Dempsey
| 2024-A-0099 | CRIMINAL - guilty plea; ineffective assistance of counsel; involuntarily; knowingly; voluntarily; coercion; evidence; improper on direct appeal; postconviction relief. | M. Lynch | Ashtabula |
5/5/2025
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5/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1596 |
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Carter-Jones Lumber Co. v. Colabianchi Constr., Inc.
| 2024-P-0077 | CIVIL - motion to compel arbitration; contract; arbitration clause; signature requirement; condition precedent; waived by performance; intent to be bound; equitable estoppel. | M. Lynch | Portage |
5/5/2025
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5/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-1601 |
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