MOTION AND PROCEDURAL RULINGS... Trumbull C.P. No. 01-CR-793. This cause is pending before the court as a death penalty appeal from the Court of Common Pleas for Trumbull County. Upon consideration of appellant's motion to consolidate this case with Supreme Court case No. 2003-1441,... It is ordered by the court that the motion is denied...  

MOTION AND PROCEDURAL RULINGS... On June 4, 2008, this court found Steven A. Bozsik to be a vexatious litigator under S.Ct.Prac.R. XIV(5)(B). This court further ordered that Bozsik was prohibited from continuing or instituting legal proceedings in this court without first obtaining leave. On August 6, 2008, Bozsik submitted an application for leave to file a direct appeal of right from his original action filed with the Fifth District Court of Appeals. Upon consideration thereof,... It is...  

MISCELLANEOUS DISMISSALS... Cuyahoga App. No. 89312, 2008-Ohio-3130. On March 5, 2007, this court found Prasad Bikkani to be a vexatious litigator under S.Ct.Prac.R. XIV(5)(B). This court further ordered that Bikkani was prohibited from continuing or instituting legal proceedings in this court without first obtaining leave. On August 21, 2008, Bikkani submitted a notice of appeal and memorandum in support of jurisdiction but failed to first seek leave of the court. Upon consideration...  

MEDIATION REFERRALS... Lucas App. No. L-07-1399, 2008-Ohio-3274...  

119 Ohio St.3d 55, 2008-Ohio-3333...  

119 Ohio St.3d 47, 2008-Ohio-3321...  

119 Ohio St.3d 52, 2008-Ohio-3319...  

119 Ohio St.3d 58, 2008-Ohio-3340...  

MOTION AND PROCEDURAL RULINGS... In Mandamus. This cause originated in this court on the filing of a complaint for a writ of mandamus. Upon consideration of relator's motion for leave to file an amended complaint and respondents' motions for a more definite statement and to strike the amended complaint,... It is ordered by the court that relator's motion for leave is denied and respondents' motions are denied as moot...  

{¶1} Mother-appellant Brittany Spears ("Brittany") brings this appeal from the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Marion County, Juvenile Division, terminating her parental rights. For the reasons discussed below, the judgment of the trial court is reversed... {¶2} On July 21, 2003, Brittany gave birth to Dezarae Haller ("Dezarae"). At that time, Brittany was 16 years old and was residing in the home of Dezarae's father, Brandon Haller ("Brandon") with...  

{¶1} Defendant-appellant, Brian T. Stepp, appeals his conviction and sentence in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas on three counts of rape, three counts of kidnapping, and one count of sexual battery. We affirm... {¶2} In late 2003, C.T. was working as a prostitute in the city of Hamilton, in Butler County, Ohio. One night in November of that year, she was standing near the intersection of Lincoln Street and Dixie Highway when a man in a red car pulled up to her and offered her...  

{¶1} Plaintiff-appellant, Amy Prewitt, appeals a decision from the Butler County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee, Alexson Services, Inc., dba Fairfield Center. We affirm the decision of the trial court... {¶2} On February 15, 2005, appellant, an employee at Fairfield Center, was sexually assaulted by a co-worker during work. Fairfield Center is a residential facility for the mentally... ... ... disabled. That morning, appellant and a...  

{¶1} Defendant-appellant, Rent-A-Center, Inc. ("RAC"), appeals the decision of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas denying its motion to dismiss and to compel arbitration... {¶2} On July 3, 2006, plaintiffs-appellees, Michael Roe, Maya Echeverria, and Yorbi Mallen, filed a complaint in the common pleas court against RAC and Kevin Fox, a manager of RAC, alleging assault by Fox, and negligence, wrongful discharge, and other discrimination-related claims. Appellees' claims...  

{¶1} This cause came on to be considered upon a notice of appeal, the transcript of the docket and journal entries, the transcript of proceedings and original papers from the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, and upon the brief filed by appellant's counsel, oral argument having been waived... {¶2} Counsel for defendant-appellant, Christopher J. Thomas, filed a brief with this court pursuant to Anders v. California (1967), 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, which (1) indicates that a...  

{¶1} Appellant, C.W.K., appeals his delinquency adjudication in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, for the offense of rape. We affirm the decision of the juvenile court... {¶2} A complaint was filed against appellant on January 22, 2007 alleging one count of rape in violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b), a first-degree felony if committed by an adult. The charge arose from an incident in which appellant inserted his finger, or fingers, into the... ... ... vagina...  

{¶1} This cause came on to be considered upon a notice of appeal, the transcript of the docket and journal entries, the transcript of proceedings and original papers from the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, and upon the brief filed by appellant's counsel, oral argument having been waived... {¶2} Counsel for defendant-appellant, Chester Lunsford, filed a brief with this court pursuant to Anders v. California (1967), 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, which (1) indicates that... ... ......  

{¶1} Plaintiff-appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals a decision of the Butler County Area I Court granting the motions to suppress filed by defendants-appellees, Kathleen Byrne and Kristina Sicker. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for further proceedings... {¶2} The record of this case indicates that Oxford police contacted appellees for information about a student who died after she was struck by a train in Oxford, Ohio... ... ... Appellees were subsequently charged...  

{¶1} This cause came on to be considered upon a notice of appeal, the transcript of the docket and journal entries, the transcript of proceedings and original papers from the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, and upon a brief filed by appellant's counsel, oral argument having been waived... {¶2} Counsel for defendant-appellant, Jennifer L. Whitson, has filed a brief with this court pursuant to Anders v. California (1967), 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, which (1)... ... ... indicates...  

{¶1} This case is an accelerated appeal in which defendant-appellant, Kennedy J. Hyde, appeals the decision of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, granting the registration in Ohio of a child support order from the state of New York. As discussed below, however, appellant's appeal must be dismissed for the reason that this court lacks jurisdiction to hear the appeal due to appellant's failure to timely file a notice of appeal within 30 days of the...  

{¶1} Plaintiff-appellant/cross-appellee, Jerry Ferreri, appeals the decision of the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas affirming the decision to terminate his employment by defendant-appellee/cross-appellant, Milford Exempted Village School District Board of Education ("Board"). In a cross-appeal, the Board appeals the lower court's denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm the decision of the... ... ... common pleas court in both...