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March 28, 2024

State ex rel. Townsend v. Gaul


State ex rel. Taylor v. Montgomery Cty. Court of Common Pleas


In State v. Myers (2023-0751 and 2023-0838), the Court dismissed the appeal at the request of appellant Austin Myers.


March 27, 2024

State v. Jones


Disciplinary Counsel v. Taylor


In State v. Jones, the Court ruled that a Cuyahoga County man’s five-year prison sentence for drug-related crimes was appropriate considering his extensive criminal history.


In State ex rel. Oxford Fin., L.L.C. v. Clary, the Court ordered respondent Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Timothy Clary to file a response, if any, by Monday, April 1, to the request by relator Oxford Finance for an expedited ruling on an emergency motion for a stay.


March 26, 2024

In State ex rel. Brown v. Yost, the Court denied the relator’s request to expedite the case.


Estate of Tomlinson v. Mega Pool Warehouse, Inc.


State ex rel. Ware v. Galonski


In Estate of Tomlinson v. Mega Pool Warehouse, Inc., the Court ruled that once a party in a civil case requests a jury trial, the request cannot be withdrawn unless all the parties agree.


March 22, 2024

In H.R. v. P.J.E., the Court denied the request by appellant H.R. to accept a settlement agreement.


In State ex rel. Smith v. Hamilton Cty. Court of Common Pleas, appellant Edward Smith’s amended merit brief was deemed filed. The appellee Hamilton County Common Pleas Court may file a merit brief, if any, within 30 days of the Court’s entry.


March 21, 2024

In State ex rel. Brown v. Yost, the Court ordered respondent Attorney General Dave Yost to file a response, if any, by 4 p.m. Monday, March 25, to a request by the relators to expedite the case.


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


State v. Fork


In State v. Fork, the Court found the driver of a utility vehicle cannot be convicted of a felony for injuring his passengers because the vehicle does not meet the definition of “motor vehicle” under the Ohio criminal code.


March 20, 2024

Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Stenson


In Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Stenson, the Court suspended Dayton attorney, David E. Stenson, for one year with six months stayed, for neglecting client matters.


March 19, 2024

State v. Carstaphen


The Court accepted State v. Coker for review.


The Court dismissed State v. Carstaphen as being improvidently accepted.


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