On April 16, 2025, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed Crozier v. Pipe Creek Conservancy as improvidently accepted. Having a discretionary appeal dismissed as improvidently accepted means:
A pain worse than losing: Dismissal as improvidently accepted
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Victory without a word: How to win your case at the Ohio Supreme Court without merit briefing or oral argument
When the Ohio Supreme Court accepts a proposition of law for jurisdictional appeal, it typically requires litigants to file merit briefs and present oral arguments before the Court. But what if the Ohio Supreme Court and an intermediate appellate court
Civil litigators: Ohio Supreme Court civil cases to watch
What is the Ohio Supreme Court up to these days on the civil side?
With the first quarter of 2025 already in the rear-view mirror, it’s a great time to check out the Issues Accepted for Review page on the
2024 Ohio Supreme Court precedent in review
Jury demand withdrawal
Under Civ.R. 38(B), a party seeking a jury trial must serve a jury demand on the other party or parties not later than 14 days after the service of the last pleading directed to such issue. It
Does your judge need a nudge? Consider the Ohio Supreme Court’s recently launched Case Inquiry Form
Time may be of the essence, but the wheels of justice turn slowly
The Ohio Supreme Court has recently focused on initiatives to enhance the timelier administration of justice. The Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio, for example,
The first checklist question: Is there a final appealable order?
On Aug. 7, 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed the appeal in Kyser v. Summit County Children Services (discretionary case number 2022-1419 and certified conflict case number 2023-0126) for lack of a final appealable order under R.C. 2506.01 on
Doing the impossible: How to get an extension to file a memorandum in response to a memorandum in support of jurisdiction at the Ohio Supreme Court
Discretionary appeals at the Ohio Supreme Court are under strict timing requirements pursuant to Supreme Court Rules of Practice 7.01(A). Absent an application for reconsideration or a motion for en banc review in the lower court, a notice of appeal
A new day for legal citation in Ohio
In early 2023, Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy of the Supreme Court of Ohio announced the Court’s intent to streamline the legal citation process in Ohio. In furtherance of that goal, the Court formed a new committee tasked with proposing changes
Seeking to proceed under a pseudonym in Ohio State Court?
Prepare for a Challenge…
A recent decision by Ohio’s Second District Court of Appeals addresses a couple of topics that have been recurring features on this blog: final appealable orders and secrecy in litigation. As to the former, we have
Understanding the Ohio Supreme Court timing requirements
Yet another reminder: The mandatory nature of the Ohio Supreme Court’s Rules of Practice
In Ohio state-court litigation, most timing deadlines are not automatic and can be “finessed” if need be (aside from the mandatory 30-day time period to