02/24/2022

Case Caption Case No. Topics and Issues Author Citation
02/24/2022 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals.  
02/24/2022 Case Announcements #2  Merit decisions without opinions.  
02/24/2022 Case Announcements #3  Motion and procedural rulings.  
Boler v. Hill (Slip Opinion) 2021-1073Habeas corpus—Court of appeals correctly dismissed complaint on the basis of res judicata—Judgment affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-507
Jezerinac v. Dioun (Slip Opinion) 2020-0743Appellate procedure—App.R. 26(A)(1)(c)—Motion for reconsideration of court-of-appeals decision—Requirement under Article IV, Section 3(A) of the Ohio Constitution that three judges “participate in the hearing and disposition” of each case includes any decision made on an application for reconsideration—When a member of an original appellate panel leaves the bench before a decision on a motion for reconsideration, the departing judge may be replaced by a new judge on the panel that is reconsidering the matter.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-509
Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Whipple (Slip Opinion) 2021-0229Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, including filing a frivolous motion, filing a motion containing threats of criminal and professional-misconduct charges for the sole purpose of obtaining an advantage in a civil matter, and engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice—One-year suspension with six months conditionally stayed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-510