07/06/2023

Case Caption Case No. Topics and Issues Author Citation
State ex rel. Dodson v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. 2022-1041Prohibition—Mandamus—Inmate waived challenge to court of appeals’ holding that Ohio Parole Board did not exercise judicial or quasijudicial authority—Inmate failed to articulate any arguments in support of mandamus claim in this court—Court of appeals’ dismissal of complaint under Civ.R. 12(B)(6) affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-2263
State ex rel. Casey v. Brown 2022-1178Mandamus—Labor relations—Fire-department captain seeking promotion had adequate remedy in ordinary course of law to advance his grievance by way of collective-bargaining agreement between city and his union because his claim was grievable—Court of appeals’ dismissal of complaint under Civ.R. 12(B)(6) affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-2264
State ex rel. Atakpu v. Shuler 2022-1337Mandamus—Public-records requests—Court of appeals did not abuse discretion by finding that prison employee’s actions met requirements for declining to award damages pursuant to R.C. 149.43(C)(2)(a) and (b)—Court of appeals did not err in determining that R.C. 149.43(C)(3)(a)(i) did not apply and did not abuse discretion in determining that prison employee did not act in bad faith when inadvertently providing the wrong documents to inmate—Court of appeals’ denial of inmate’s requests for statutory damages and court costs affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-2266
07/06/2023 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals.