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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Pool Warehouse, Inc., the Court ruled that once a party in a civil case requests a jury trial, the request cannot be withdrawn unless all the parties agree.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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Ohio Courts in the News
- Ohio Supreme Court upholds Cleveland felon's prison sentence, citing his criminal history: Cleveland.com
- Jury convicts Columbus man of fatal road-rage shooting in Summit County: Cleveland.com
- Magistrate rules Mill Creek deer reduction program can survive: The Vindicator
- Woman gets 3-4 years in prison for Austintown arson: The Vindicator
- Township trustees dismissed from negligence suit filed by former Poland student: WFMJ
- Vienna man sentenced for domestic violence: Tribune Chronicle
- Coshocton man caught with 80 grams of meth hidden in a travel cup sentenced to prison: Coshocton Tribune
- Woman dead after bail bond extortion attempt: WCMH
- Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz: Marijuana law changes impacting procedures and K-9s: Times Recorder
- Former Pike County deputy sentenced for pepper-spraying victim in 2019: WSYX
- New wrinkle in five-year lawsuit against Catholic Charities: Thousands of jail calls come up on third day of trial: Cleveland.com
- Cleveland man who spent 518 days in jail for an arson he didn't commit gets $40,000 settlement: Cleveland.com
- Ohio teachers' pension case moves to appeals court to hash out who should be on board: Columbus Dispatch
- Appeals court dismisses two suits against commissioners: Tribune Chronicle
- Cuyahoga County grand jury foreperson lobbied publicly for House Bill 6. Why was he allowed to hear case against Larry Householder?: Cleveland.com