Court decisions from across the country have implications right here in Ohio. Here is a selection of recent cases, and why they matter.
In the case of State ex rel. Mitchell v. Byrd, 2022-Ohio-2700, the Appellate Court dismissed Requestor’s request for a writ of mandamus to compel public records request pursuant to R.C. 149.43, the “Ohio Public Records Act”, holding that Requestor’s request was too burdensome and overbroad to require disclosure. A person will be entitled to a […]
In the case of Cleveland v. Communication Workers of Am., Local 4340, 2022-Ohio-2498, the appellate court held that an arbitration provision for resolving contract disputes in a collective bargaining agreement was valid and the Arbitrator’s award for retroactive payment did not exceed the Arbitrator’s authority. Here, the City of Cleveland argued that the parties’ contract […]
In the case of State v. Gonzales. 2022-Ohio-2433, the appellate court reversed a conviction for disrupting school activity due to the conviction being against the weight of the evidence where a father was asked to leave his daughters’ school and was accused of becoming angry and upset but video evidence showed no disturbance was caused. […]
In the case of Myers v. Boardman Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn., N.D.Ohio No. 4:21-cv-2048 (July 11, 2022), a federal district court held that, considering the alleged facts most favorable to a mother and her son, sufficient facts were pled to alleged that a teacher violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and/or […]
In the case of Wirtz v. Medina City School Dist. Bd. of Edn., N.D.Ohio No. 1:21-cv-1730 (July 8, 2022), a federal district court held that (1) a non-attorney parent cannot bring a suit pro se on behalf of the parent’s children and (2) the parent failed to provide any support of why the Ninth Amendment […]
In the case of State ex rel. Hemphill v. Ohio State Emp. Relations Bd., 2022-Ohio-2299, the appellate court denied a state employee’s petition for a writ of mandamus, or extraordinary court order, where a state employee’s unfair labor practice charge was untimely, and the Ohio State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”) did not abuse its discretion […]
In the case of Ames v. Geauga Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2022-Ohio-2281, the Appellate Court held that a board of revision did not violate the Open Meetings Act by allowing a deputy treasurer and deputy auditor to perform official duties of the county board of revision. Here, Relator-Appellant asserted that the board of revision exceeded […]
In the case of Starling v. Ohio Dept. of Dev. Disabilities, 2022-Ohio-2225, the appellate court held that a residential treatment facility was negligent in physically restraining a patient where the patient had not created a risk of imminent harm to himself or others, and that restraint ultimately led to the patient’s death when he broke […]