10/30/2024

Case Caption Case No. Topics and Issues Author Citation
State ex rel. Adkis v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. Legal Dept. 2023-1582Mandamus—Public-records requests—Limited writ granted and statutory damages awarded.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-5154
10/30/2024 Case Announcements #3  Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals—Reconsideration of prior decisions.  
State ex rel. Dudley v. Yost 2024-0161Mandamus—Elections—Writ sought to direct attorney general to certify summary of proposed constitutional amendment—Limited writ granted ordering attorney general to examine summary of relators’ proposed amendment under R.C. 3519.01(A).Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-5166
Columbus Bar Assn. v. Villarreal 2024-0492Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, including engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation—Eighteen-month suspension, fully stayed on conditions.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-5165
Calo v. Stuff 2024-0366Habeas corpus—A convicted inmate may not rely on former parole guidelines that were no longer effective by the time of the inmate’s parole hearing, even if those guidelines would have provided for earlier consideration of parole—A document is not considered filed in an Ohio court until deposited with the clerk of court—Inmate can prove no set of facts that would entitle him to immediate release from prison—Court of appeals’ dismissal of petition affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-5167
10/30/2024 Case Announcements #2  Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases—Miscellaneous dismissals—Mediation matters.  
10/30/2024 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review.