In the case of Kaltenbach v. Hilliard City Sch., S.D.Ohio No. 2:23-cv-187 (April 20, 2023), a federal magistrate held that the students’ status as minors was a compelling factor in allowing the students to proceed in litigation anonymously against a school district. In this case, the parents of several minor students argued that the minors […]
In the case of State ex rel. Woods v. Lawrence Cty. Sheriff’s Office, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1241, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that an indigent pro se requester could recover the $700 statutory damages but not attorney fees and court costs under R.C. 149.43(C) when the sheriff sent the requested written retention schedule seven […]
In the case of Jones v. City of Cincinnati, S.D.Ohio, No. 1:22-cv-530, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69374 (April 19, 2023), a federal district court held that the applicant could not sue the police department when the right-to-sue letter issued by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (“EEOC”) did not name the party. In this case, the […]
In the case of State ex rel. Intl. Union of Operating Engineers, Local 20 v. State Employment Relations Bd., 2023-Ohio-1253, an appellate court held that an employment board did not have probable cause to investigate a school for an unfair labor practice under R.C. 4117.11 for a contractual dispute relating to the union and school’s […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ames v. Geauga Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2023-Ohio-1247, an appellate court held that the requester could not appeal the trial court’s adoption of the magistrate’s decision because the objector did not object to a magistrate’s decision or claim plain error. In this case, the requestor argued that the […]
In the case of Reinoehl v. Whitmer, No. 22-1343 (April 17, 2023), a federal appellate found that the trial court properly dismissed all an individual’s claims against government officials and a local YMCA stemming from an incident where the individual was denied entry for failure to comply with the YMCA’s mask requirement. In this case, […]