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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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Last Entry: March 24, 2011 at 16:51:04

Non-Attorney in Texas Named Perry Mason Accused of Barratry

Posted on April 22, 2009
A man named Perry Mason from Houston, Texas has been criminally charged with barratry under Texas Penal Code sec. 38.12, which prohibits soliciting clients for a lawyer. The irony is that Mason is not a lawyer, but he is accused...

Governor Appoints Michelle D. Earley to Cleveland Municipal Court

Posted on April 08, 2009
Governor Strickland has appointed a local attorney named Michelle D. Earley to the Cleveland Municipal Court. On April 20th, Judge Earley will take the seat of Judge Larry Jones, who was recently elected to the 8th District Court of Appeals....

Ohio Judges Create Manual on the Local Budget Process

Posted on April 08, 2009
The Ohio Judicial Conference has issued a Manual on the Local Budget Process to help judges deal with local funding authorities about budget issues. The Manual helps to explain what is considered "reasonable and necessary" for the operation of the...

Check Out Our New Law Library Video

Posted on April 08, 2009
We have finally joined the generation of YouTube viewers who like to watch videos on the Web. Just last week, we launched a video tour of our Law Library that you can find on our home page. We do not...

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U.S. Senators and Representives are Now on YouTube

Posted on April 08, 2009
You can now find United States Senators and Representatives on YouTube via Senate and House Hubs: http://www.youtube.com/senatehub http://www.youtube.com/househub YouTube also provides channels for Senate and House committees, Senate and House political parties, and bicameral leadership groups...

Great New Video Available on Citing Ohio Cases

Posted on April 08, 2009
I just finished watching a great new Camtasia video on the Internet that explains how to cite Ohio cases. The video was created and narrated by Sue Altmeyer, formerly a Reference and Research Librarian at our Library who is now...

Ohio Supreme Court Warns 10 NE Ohio Mayor's Courts to Register

Posted on April 08, 2009
Cleveland.com reports that the Ohio Supreme Court has warned 10 Northeast Ohio Mayor's courts to register with the state. Apparently, the following Courts missed a January 15th deadline: Booklyn; Grand River; Madison; Moreland Hills; North Randall; Orange; Peninsula; Richfield; Seven...

Ohio's New Anti-Stalking Law Takes Effect

Posted on April 08, 2009
Ohio's new anti-stalking law went into effect yesterday, on April 7, 2009. This new law (HB 471) was passed during the 127th General Assembly and amended ORC 2903.214. The law allows judges who grant protection orders to also require defendants...

Ohio Business Gateway Updates its Electronic Filing

Posted on March 30, 2009
According to Ohio.gov, the Ohio Business Gateway has enhanced its website as of today to make filing business documents easier online. Although I could not get into the new site this morning, businesses will be able to access a single,...

New Ohio Supreme Court Disciplinary Task Force Underway

Posted on March 23, 2009
A brand new Task Force has been created by Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer to review Ohio's disciplinary process for lawyers and judges. This new Task Force met for the first time last week to begin the job...

8th District Appellate Court Amends Local Rule 22

Posted on March 23, 2009
The Eighth District District Court of Appeals recently amended the text of Local Rule 22 (governing Entry of Judgment; Announcement of Decision; Reconsideration) to conform it with recent revisions to Ohio Appellate Rule 22 (Entry of Judgment).

Sixth Circuit Raises Compensation for CJA Counsel

Posted on March 23, 2009
Starting with March 11, 2009, Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Counsel who work on cases before the Sixth Circuit can now receive additional compensation, including $500 more, or $6,100, for representation in direct appeals and appeals from the denial of habeas...

Local Man Fined $50,000 for the Unathorized Practice of Law

Posted on March 23, 2009
The Ohio Supreme Court has fined Bruce Andrew Brown of Cleveland $50,000 as sanctions for holding himself out to be a lawyer, representing clients, and filing legal documents. Although the Court's decision indicates that Brown is a disbarred lawyer from...

Fairfield County Muni Court Judge Disbarred

Posted on March 23, 2009
If you have not already heard the news, the Ohio Supreme Court just permanently disbarred a former Fairfield County Municipal Court Judge named Don S. McAuliffe for multiple violations of both the Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility and the Code...

Jurors Are Researching Cases on the Internet During Trial

Posted on March 18, 2009
It is probably just the tip of the iceberg, but the NYTimes just reported that 9 jurors in a recent drug trial were using the Internet to research the case during the trial. Although this federal Judge declared a mistrial...

Governor Appoints Diane Palos to Cuyahoga DR Court

Posted on March 17, 2009
Governor Strickland has appointed Diane M. Palos, formerly a Magistrate in the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court, to the position of Judge in the DR Court. Judge Palos will be taking over for Judge Anthony Russo, who was elected to...

Morrow County Muni Court is Out of Paper-Can't Accept New Filings

Posted on March 16, 2009
Incredibly, the Morrow County Municipal Court in Mount Gilead, Ohio is refusing to accept new case filings on the basis that it does not have enough paper. According to an article from newsnet5.com, Judge Lee McClelland has said that the...

Ohio Jurisprudence and ALR's Are Back on Lexis

Posted on March 10, 2009
If you have not already noticed, Ohio Jurisprudence and most of the American Law Reports (ALR2nd through 6th and ALR Fed through ALR Fed 2nd) are back on Lexis. This is great news for Lexis subscribers, who missed having these...

Try Out the New Legal Search Engine from Lexis

Posted on March 10, 2009
LexisNexis has launched a beta version of a brand new legal search engine called LexisWeb. This website claims to search thousands of websites and millions of web pages, including government agency sites, legal blogs, and web pages with legal information...

Ohio Supreme Court Changed its Web Address

Posted on March 10, 2009
Yesterday, the Ohio Supreme Court unveiled its new website with a slightly different web address (or URL). This means that everyone will have to update bookmarks to the new address, which is: http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/. The Ohio Supreme Court's Press Release indicates...

Cleveland SOS Business Filings Office To Expand Services

Posted on March 10, 2009
As reported by Crain's Cleveland Business, the new Cleveland office of the Secretary of State's business services division is soon going to expand its services beyond issuing certificates of good standing, certified copies, apostilles, and minister's licenses to walk-in customers...

Open Discovery Coming to Local Criminal Cases This Week

Posted on February 09, 2009
Cleveland.com reports that the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's office is launching a new web-based case-management system that will allow defense counsel to view, print and download witness statements, police reports and other documents in criminal cases...

Ohio AG Voluntarily Dismisses Lead Paint Suit

Posted on February 09, 2009
According to a Press Release from Friday, the Ohio Attorney General has dismissed the lead paint lawsuit former AG Marc Dann filed in Franklin County CP Court in April of 2007. The Press Release indicates that instead of a lawsuit,...

Ohio Enacts New Booster Seat Law

Posted on February 05, 2009
On January 6, 2009, Governor Strickland signed Sub. H.B. 320. This new law requires children between the ages of four and eight and under 4'9" tall to be restrained by booster seats. The law provides that this is a secondary...

Officer Who Personally Observes Traffic Violation Has Probable Cause for Stop Outside His Jurisdiction

Posted on February 05, 2009
In State v. Jones, Slip Opinion No. 2009-Ohio-316, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that a police officer's extraterritorial stop for a traffic infraction does not violate the Fourth Amendment, thereby invoking the exclusionary rule. The court relied upon its...

Electronic Notice of Appeal Accepted Only if Appellate Court has Local Rule Permitting Electronic Filing

Posted on February 05, 2009
In Louden V. A.O. Smith Corp., Slip. Opinion 2009-Ohio-319, the Supreme Court of Ohio upheld a decision of the Eighth District Court of Appeals dismissing a case as untimely filed after the appealing parties first tried to file their notices...

Kentucky Wants Its Rock Back

Posted on February 05, 2009
In a dispute over who owns a big rock dredged from the bottom of the Ohio River, Kentucky's Attorney General has sued the city of Portsmouth, Ohio and others to get the rock back from Ohio. This case originated in...

Failure to Wear a Seat Belt in Ohio May Soon Be Primary Violation

Posted on February 05, 2009
The Ohio General Assembly is considering a new law to make the failure to wear a seat belt a primary violation. This means that instead of having to stop a driver for another violation such as speeding in order to...

Law Library VP Appointed as Cuyahoga County Grand Jury Foreperson

Posted on February 03, 2009
Judge David Matia of the General Division of Cuyahoga County's Common Pleas Court recently appointed the Cleveland Law Library's Vice President, Carla Tricarichi, as 1 of 3 grand jury forepersons. In this role, she will lead grand jury deliberations to...

Local DR Judge Can't Take Any More Cases

Posted on February 03, 2009
The Plain Dealer has reported that Ohio Supreme Court Chief Judge Thomas Moyer has ordered Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judges to stop referring cases to retired Judge June Rose Galvin, who is sitting as a visiting judge. According to a...

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