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Daily Case Announcements
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September 29, 2026
In State ex rel. Sommers Dev. Group, L.L.C. v. Cuyahoga Cty. Bd of Elections, the Court ordered the parties to file responses, if they choose to, by 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 30, to the motion to intervene as respondents submitted by Robert Agresta, Diane Agresta, Iwona Tietz-Golczak, Marcin Golczak, and Elvera Ranallo.
State ex rel. Ellis v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.
State v. Bradley
In Disciplinary Counsel v. Tyler, the Court suspended Charles Tyler Sr. of Akron from the practice of law for one year, with six months stayed with conditions.
In State v. Bradley, the Court upheld the conviction of a Belmont County man who struck a neighbor’s home with a stray bullet while he was shooting at another man.
September 28, 2026
The Court dismissed Borovicanin v. Natl. Collegiate Athletic Assn.
September 25, 2026
In State ex rel. Duckett v. Hancock Cty. Bd. of Elections, the Court issued a revised slip opinion to reflect a vote change.
In In re Resignation of Adelstein, the Court accepted the resignation of Carol Adelstein of Cleveland Heights with disciplinary action pending.
September 24, 2026
State ex rel. Duckett v. Hancock Cty. Bd. of Elections
In State ex rel. Duckett v. Hancock Cty. Bd. of Elections, the Court granted a writ of mandamus.
September 23, 2026
In Borovicanin v. Natl. Collegiate Athletic Assn., the Court denied the appellant’s emergency motion to vacate the appellate court stay of the case, and to restore the trial court’s preliminary injunction.
In State ex rel. Jones v. Pittman, the Court ordered the relator to file a response, if she chooses, by Friday, Sept. 25, to the respondent’s motion to dismiss the case or, in the alternative, for a judgment on the pleadings.
State ex rel. Bradford v. Bur. of Sentence Computation
In State v. Bryant, the Court appointed the Office of the Ohio Public Defender to represent the appellee.
September 22, 2026
In State ex rel. Derrig v. LaRose, the Court permitted Ninth District Court of Appeals Judge Nathan H. Manning to intervene as a respondent, and directed him to file his evidence and merit brief no later than 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24.
In State ex rel. Koebel v. Erie Cty. Bd. of Elections, the Court permitted Caleb Stidham to intervene as a respondent and directed him to file his evidence and merit brief no later than 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24.
Perrigo Sales Corp. v. Harris
In Perrigo Sales Corp. v. Harris, the Court ruled that a generic drugmaker paid the appropriate amount of Ohio commercial activity tax based on the amount distributors actually paid for the drugs rather than the typically higher list prices.
September 18, 2026
State ex rel. Kidd v. Clinton Cty. Bd. of Elections
In State ex rel. Kidd v. Clinton Cty. Bd. of Elections, the Court ruled that a citizen initiative to add data center regulations to the city of Wilmington’s zoning code cannot appear on the Nov. 3 general election.
In State ex rel. Koebel v. Erie Cty. Bd. of Elections, the Court ordered the respondents to file an answer to the relator’s amended complaint by Friday, Sept. 18.
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