Eighth Appellate District Court Opinion Summaries

01/31/2008

Case Name Case No. Topics and Issues Author Decided

State ex rel. Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Assn. v. Cleveland 90554 Mandamus; Section 74, Cleveland Charter; R.C. 9.481; adequate remedy; declaratory judgment; prohibitory injunction; affidavit; Loc.App.R. 45(B)(1)(a). Boyle 1/31/2008

Grimm v. Grimm 90269 FOREIGN JUDGMENT; MOTION TO DISMISS; MODIFY; R.C. 2329.022; R.C. 1343.03(B); INTEREST ON JUDGMENT; ACCRUE; DOMESTICATED. McMonagle 1/31/2008

Johnson v. Jackson 89934 Civ.R. 60(B)(5); notice Stewart 1/31/2008

State v. Davis 89530 Motion to suppress; reasonable and articulable suspicion; Terry stop; unreasonable search and seizure; constitution Calabrese 1/31/2008

Cleveland v. English 89506 Waiving Right to Counsel; Sixth Amendment, Self-Representation Dyke 1/31/2008

State v. Fletcher 89458 postrelease control; void; de novo; expired; vacated Gallagher 1/31/2008

State v. Melton 89450 Assault on a peace officer; Constitutional Law, Effective assistance of counsel, fair trial; Evidence, relevant, other acts; Prosecutorial Misconduct. Rocco 1/31/2008

State v. Smith 89449 UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A MINOR; SEXUALLY ORIENTED OFFENDER; SEXUAL PREDATOR; BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS. McMonagle 1/31/2008

Coleman v. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Auth. 89413 Common law; public duty doctrine; Immunity, sovereign; Motions, summary judgment; Torts, negligence Rocco 1/31/2008

State v. Thompson 89391 Evid.R. 606; Juror Misconduct, Aggravated Arson, Expert Testimony. Dyke 1/31/2008

Tarantino v. Portale 89376 Motion for appointment of receiver, receivership, abuse of discretion, clear and convincing evidence. Kilbane 1/31/2008

State v. Clay 89339, 89340, 89341 GUILTY PLEA; SENTENCING GUIDELINES; POST-FOSTER; CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE; CONTRARY TO LAW; SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE. Cooney 1/31/2008

State v. Litten 89235 WAIVER OF COUNSEL; SIXTH AMENDMENT; CRIM.R. 44(C); STANDBY COUNSEL; HYBRID REPRESENTATION; MOTIONS TO SUPPRESS; HEARING; CRIM.R. 12(F); HEARING COMBINED WITH TRIAL. McMonagle 1/31/2008

State v. Reed 89137 FELONIOUS ASSAULT; KNOWINGLY; SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM; MIGHT; MANIFEST WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE; ASSAULT; INTEND. McMonagle 1/31/2008

Mastellone v. Lightning Rod Mut. Ins. Co. 88783 Bifurcation, bad faith; mold; exclusions; directed verdict; notice of loss. Stewart 1/31/2008

N. Coast Payphones, Inc. v. Cleveland Bd. of Zoning Appeals 88244 Administrative appeal; payphones; nuisance; 911. Stewart 1/31/2008

State ex rel. Stadmire v. Cuyahoga Cty. Common Pleas Court 90746 Procedendo; mootness; R.C. 2965.29 and Local Appellate Rule 45(B)(1)(a). Cooney 1/28/2008

Case Name	Case No.	Topics and Issues	Author	Decided
State ex rel. Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Assn. v. Cleveland	90554	Mandamus; Section 74, Cleveland Charter; R.C. 9.481; adequate remedy; declaratory judgment; prohibitory injunction; affidavit; Loc.App.R. 45(B)(1)(a).	Boyle	1/31/2008
Grimm v. Grimm	90269	FOREIGN JUDGMENT; MOTION TO DISMISS; MODIFY; R.C. 2329.022; R.C. 1343.03(B); INTEREST ON JUDGMENT; ACCRUE; DOMESTICATED.	McMonagle	1/31/2008
Johnson v. Jackson	89934	Civ.R. 60(B)(5); notice	Stewart	1/31/2008
State v. Davis	89530	Motion to suppress; reasonable and articulable suspicion; Terry stop; unreasonable search and seizure; constitution	Calabrese	1/31/2008
Cleveland v. English	89506	Waiving Right to Counsel; Sixth Amendment, Self-Representation	Dyke	1/31/2008
State v. Fletcher	89458	postrelease control; void; de novo; expired; vacated	Gallagher	1/31/2008
State v. Melton	89450	Assault on a peace officer; Constitutional Law, Effective assistance of counsel, fair trial; Evidence, relevant, other acts; Prosecutorial Misconduct.	Rocco	1/31/2008
State v. Smith	89449	UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A MINOR; SEXUALLY ORIENTED OFFENDER; SEXUAL PREDATOR; BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS.	McMonagle	1/31/2008
Coleman v. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Auth.	89413	Common law; public duty doctrine; Immunity, sovereign; Motions, summary judgment; Torts, negligence	Rocco	1/31/2008
State v. Thompson	89391	Evid.R. 606; Juror Misconduct, Aggravated Arson, Expert Testimony.	Dyke	1/31/2008
Tarantino v. Portale	89376	Motion for appointment of receiver, receivership, abuse of discretion, clear and convincing evidence.	Kilbane	1/31/2008
State v. Clay	89339, 89340, 89341	GUILTY PLEA; SENTENCING GUIDELINES; POST-FOSTER; CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE; CONTRARY TO LAW; SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE.	Cooney	1/31/2008
State v. Litten	89235	WAIVER OF COUNSEL; SIXTH AMENDMENT; CRIM.R. 44(C); STANDBY COUNSEL; HYBRID REPRESENTATION; MOTIONS TO SUPPRESS; HEARING; CRIM.R. 12(F); HEARING COMBINED WITH TRIAL.	McMonagle	1/31/2008
State v. Reed	89137	FELONIOUS ASSAULT; KNOWINGLY; SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM; MIGHT; MANIFEST WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE; ASSAULT; INTEND.	McMonagle	1/31/2008
Mastellone v. Lightning Rod Mut. Ins. Co.	88783	Bifurcation, bad faith; mold; exclusions; directed verdict; notice of loss.	Stewart	1/31/2008
N. Coast Payphones, Inc. v. Cleveland Bd. of Zoning Appeals	88244	Administrative appeal; payphones; nuisance; 911.	Stewart	1/31/2008
State ex rel. Stadmire v. Cuyahoga Cty. Common Pleas Court	90746	Procedendo; mootness; R.C. 2965.29 and Local Appellate Rule 45(B)(1)(a).	Cooney	1/28/2008