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Summarizes news of interest to the local legal community. New Cleveland Ordinances and important local court cases (local municipal courts, Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas, Eighth District Court of Appeals) are highlighted along with some Ohio Supreme Court, Sixth Circuit cases, U.S. Supreme Court and State and Federal Statutes.

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Judge Synenberg Cleared of Bias

Posted on June 17, 2009
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected the claim that Judge Synenberg had any bias in the death penalty case of Joe D'Ambrosio. A Plain Dealer article describes how prosecutor Bill Mason challenged her neutrality since she represented a co-defendant when she...

Cuyahoga County Jail Overflowing with Inmates Awaiting Trial

Posted on June 17, 2009
The Cuyahoga County Jail is overflowing with inmates awaiting trial. According to the Plain Dealer, some judges have as many as 61 inmates awaiting trial. Ohio Revised Code Section 2945.02 contains time limits for trying criminal defendants.

Garfield Hts. Municipal Court Offers Help with Drivers License Reinstatement

Posted on June 12, 2009
The Garfield Heights Municipal Court is offering free legal help to drivers who want to try and reinstate their licenses. The help session is planned for June 20, 2009 from 1-4:00 p.m. at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at 18th and...

Ohio Supreme Court Rules Cities Cannot Enforce Residency as Condition of Employment

Posted on June 11, 2009
Yesterday, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in Lima v. State that ORC sec. 9.481 is constitutional, and political subdivisions such as cities and townships cannot condition employment on residency. The case was actually a consolidated appeal by the cities of...

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Brookings Institution Issues Paper on Ohio's Foreclosure Crisis

Posted on June 11, 2009
The Brookings Institution has issued a paper entitled "Addressing Ohio's Foreclosure Crisis: Taking the Next Steps." The full text of this paper is available online and offers details on seven (7) action steps for Ohio state government, including getting borrowers...

US Federal Courts Offer Podcasts on News and Federal Rulemaking

Posted on June 11, 2009
If you have not already heard, the U.S. Courts offer podcasts on news and federal rulemaking. Some of the latest news podcasts cover a jury phone scam and new sentences for crack cocaine. The rulemaking podcasts are recordings of meetings...

Cleveland Law Library Awarded Grant to Create Online Tutorials

Posted on June 09, 2009
Our Library, the Cleveland Law Library, has been awarded a grant to create online tutorials for our members and site visitors. The Law Library will receive its funding from the Attorney Outreach Grant Program of the United States District Court...

Cleveland Law Library Will Continue to Provide Chat Reference

Posted on June 09, 2009
Thanks to the State Library of Ohio, the Cleveland Law Library will be able to continue to provide legal chat reference service to our members, CLEVNET library patrons, and public patrons in contiguous counties through a state-wide service called KnowItNow24x7...

New Jersey Court Throws Out Wikipedia 'Evidence'

Posted on June 02, 2009
As the edd blog reports, a New Jersey Judge who allowed a party to fill an gap in evidence with information from Wikipedia has been reversed. The attorney had apparently used the source to help trace ownership of a debt...

Federal Courts Have Updated Many of Their Forms

Posted on June 01, 2009
According to a Third Branch Newsletter, the federal courts have updated many of their court forms. Although 56 total forms were revised, some of the most important changes were made to search and seizure warrant forms and the in forma...

Ohio AG Settles for $8.44 with Drug Companies

Posted on June 01, 2009
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has announced an $8.44 million settlement with drug companies who allegedly falsely reported their wholesale drug prices. According to the underlying suit, this data resulted in the Ohio Medicaid Program over-paying pharmacies dispensing drugs to...

Black's Law Dictionary Now Available on iPhones and iPods

Posted on May 29, 2009
Thomson Reuters has just created its fist application for iPhones and iPods: Black's Law Dictionary. If you need a definition on the go from this authoritative resource for English or Latin terms or other legal lingo, you can find over...

Follow Us on Twitter

Posted on May 29, 2009
The Law Library now has a Twitter feed. You can follow us at clevelandlawlib and see who we are following for news and information about happenings at the law library and the local legal community.

Licking County Courthouse Bannng All Cell Phone Use

Posted on May 27, 2009
Although cell phones are already prohibited in Licking County Courtrooms, a new court security policy will prohibit (with huge exceptions) anyone from even bringing a cell phone into the building. The new policy will be implemented on July 1st, and...

Lake County DR Court Offers Free Parenting Coordination Services

Posted on May 27, 2009
Under a grant from the Ohio Supreme Court, the Lake County Domestic Relations Court has established a free program to help Lake County residents "manage shared parenting plans without expensive and sometimes lengthy litigation." Lake County Judge Colleen A...

City Loses Suit Alleging Nuisance by 16 Banks

Posted on May 21, 2009
Yesterday, the Plain Dealer reported that Akron federal District Court Judge Sara Lioi dismissed the City of Cleveland's lawsuit alleging nuisance against 16 banks in connection with the nation's "subprime lending and foreclosure crisis," which has disproportionately hit the greater...

Should Local Jails Charge for Room and Board, More for Candy?

Posted on May 20, 2009
It seems that the nationwide trend among jails and sheriffs is to begin charging inmates for room and board and dramtically increasing prices for items like candy that inmates can buy from commissaries. As an article in the Christian Science...

237 Candidates Passed the February 2009 Ohio Bar Exam

Posted on May 20, 2009
According to the Ohio Supreme Court, 237 candidates passed the February 2009 Ohio bar exam. Almost 200 of these individuals chose to attend the swearing in ceremony at the Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus on May 18, 2009. Let's hope...

Cleveland Law Library Blog in Top 50 Law Librarian Blogs

Posted on May 20, 2009
The Cleveland Law Library's Blog has made it onto a list of the top 50 blogs in the country for law librarians. To our credit, we are identified as a "Legal Researchg Blog," along with blogs maintained by our sister...

ABA Creates Blog with Info. from ABA Books and Authors

Posted on May 14, 2009
The American Bar Association has launched a new blog called the Book Briefs Blog where the ABA will will post "excerpts, articles and interviews from ABA books and authors." The blog will also allow authors to make guest posts and...

Federal Statutes and Rules Will Soon Have Same Deadlines

Posted on May 14, 2009
A new law that will take effect later this year in December will make the time limits in various federal statutes co-extensive with deadlines in amendments that the United States Supreme Court already approved to the federal appellate, bankruptcy, civil,...

New Local DR Judge Must Disqualify Herself in Case Her Judge-Father Started

Posted on May 14, 2009
In a ruling issued today in the Strauss divorce, the Ohio Supreme Court held that new local Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Domestic Relations Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze must disqualify herself from a case she inherited from her father, who recently...

Ohio Attorneys Contributed 123,000 Hours of Pro Bono Work Last Year

Posted on May 12, 2009
Local attorneys who have been providing pro bono services for low-income clients and businesses are in good company. The Ohio Supreme Court just reported that Ohio attorneys spent 123,000 hours last year providing pro bono legal services. This equates to...

8th District Court Previewing Possible New Rules

Posted on May 12, 2009
The 8th District Court of Appeals has posted two (2) new proposed rules to its website. Proposed Local Appellate Rule 25.1 would change the procedures for consideration enbanc, nd proposed Local Appellate Rule 22 would amend the procedural rules regarding...

U.S. News Law School Rankings Rank Case Law School 55th

Posted on April 29, 2009
The new U.S. News law school rankings are out, with the expected leaders like Yale and Harvard at the top. To its credit, Case Western Reserve University Law School came in 55th in the top 100.The rankings are also helpful...

Cuyahoga County DR Court Updates Forms

Posted on April 27, 2009
The Cuyahoga County DR Court has updated the following judgment entries and forms to comply with HB 119: Agreed Judgment Entry (Child Support and Medical Support) Judgment Entry of Dissolution (with Children) -2 versions Judgment Entry of Divorce (with Children)...

Ohio's 5th Circuit Issues Opinion on Reasonable Maternity Leave

Posted on April 22, 2009
In an interesting decision, the 5th District Court of Appeals held in Nursing Care Mgmt. of Am. Inc. v. Ohio Civil Rights Comm. (Case No. 08CA0030) that, notwithstanding an employee's length of service or an employer policy that provides otherwise,...

Cleveland City Council Votes to Ban Texting While Driving

Posted on April 22, 2009
At its April 14, 2009 meeting, the Cleveland City Council voted to enact new section 433.09 (Ordinance 105-09) to ban texting on cell phones while driving in the City. The Council also passed Resolution No. 110-09 urging Ohio's Governor and...

New Members Only Briefs Available from Ohio LSC

Posted on April 22, 2009
The Ohio Legislative Service Commission has updated its Members Only Brief on OVI and OVUAC law and added 3 new briefs on Ohio Immunization Laws, Unemployment Benefits, and Ohio's Public Retirement Systems: An Updated Summary of Ohio OVI and OVUAC...

Ohio Supreme Court Postpones New Rules for Access to Court Records

Posted on April 22, 2009
The Ohio Supreme Court has postponed implementation of new rules for access to court records that were supposed to take effect in May. Instead of May 1st, the new rules will take effect on July 1st. According to the Court's...

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