11/22/2023
| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation |
| State ex rel. Clark v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. | 2022-1070 | Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Department of Rehabilitation and Correction was obligated to provide inmate with requested kite document pursuant to State ex rel. Mobley v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.—Even though Mobley was decided after inmate submitted records request, Mobley determined what R.C. 149.43 meant at the time of inmate’s request—Writ granted, request for statutory damages denied, and court costs awarded. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-4183 |
| State ex rel. Block v. Indus. Comm. | 2023-0080 | Workers’ compensation—Permanent-partial-disability compensation—If one finding provides an independent basis for Industrial Commission’s decision and that finding is supported by some evidence, commission’s order will not be disturbed—Some evidence in record supports Industrial Commission’s decision denying claimant’s request for compensation for loss of use of hand—Court of appeals’ judgment denying writ of mandamus affirmed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-4184 |
| H.R. v. P.J.E. | 2023-0907 | S.Ct.Prac.R. 4.03(A)—Appeal not accepted for review—Memorandum in support of jurisdiction filed on behalf of appellant deemed frivolous—Appellant’s counsel sanctioned for instituting a frivolous appeal and declared to be vexatious litigators. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-4185 |
| 11/22/2023 Case Announcements | Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases—Miscellaneous dismissals. |