The Sixth District upheld a graduated supervised visitation order for a father newly established as the biological parent, finding the order sufficiently specific and not violative of due process.
The Sixth District confirmed that post-resignation union dues disputes fall within SERB’s exclusive jurisdiction, affirming dismissal of state-court claims for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
The Sixth District rejected a duress defense in a major fentanyl trafficking prosecution, holding the defendant’s voluntary long-term participation in the drug enterprise precluded the defense as a matter of law.
The Sixth District rejected a stand-your-ground defense where the defendant initiated the confrontation by leaving his home to confront the victim, who suffered permanent vision damage.
The Sixth District affirmed the appointment of a receiver over data center companies where the principals acknowledged inability to pay debts and provided no documentary evidence of future solvency.
The Sixth District dismissed an appeal after finding the trial court lacked jurisdiction to rule on summary judgment motions while a prior appeal involving related parties was pending.
The Sixth District ordered resentencing on a felonious assault conviction where the trial court failed to impose the required indefinite sentence under Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Act.
The Sixth District affirmed the trial court’s decision to exclude a minor child from a domestic violence protection order where a custody and visitation order already existed in juvenile court and limited evidence connected the child to the domestic violence.
The Sixth District affirmed a speeding conviction where the pro se defendant failed to serve formal discovery on the prosecutor, holding that public records requests to the sheriff’s office do not satisfy Crim.R. 16 discovery obligations, even when a judge ordered the State to comply.
The Sixth District affirmed a 13-to-16.5-year prison sentence for attempted RICO, burglary, and related offenses, holding that the trial court did not violate the defendant’s right to allocution by refusing a mid-hearing request to consult with counsel and that burglary and attempted grand theft of a motor vehicle are not allied offenses of similar import.
The Sixth District affirmed the vacatur of a Tennessee default judgment enforced in Ohio, finding the Tennessee court lacked personal jurisdiction over the Ohio car dealer, and upheld sanctions against the pro se plaintiff for submitting AI-generated hallucinated case citations to the court.