Case Title: State ex rel. Long v. Cardington Village Council

Citation: 2001-Ohio-1888

Docket Number: 

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2001-12-12T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Cite as State ex rel. Long v. Cardington Village Council, 93 Ohio 
St.3d 1230, 2001-Ohio-1888.] 
 
 
THE STATE EX REL. LONG v. COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF CARDINGTON ET AL. 
[Cite as State ex rel. Long v. Cardington Village Council (2001), 93 Ohio St.3d 
1230.] 
Mandamus — Application for attorney fees and costs — Relator awarded 
attorney fees and a refund in costs — Relator’s request for additional 
attorney fees denied. 
(No. 00-857 — Submitted October 30, 2001 — Decided December 12, 2001.) 
IN MANDAMUS. 
ON APPLICATION FOR ATTORNEY FEES and COSTS. 
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On relator’s application for attorney fees and costs and relator’s 
submission of evidence in support of application, relator is awarded $17,623.75 in 
attorney fees and a refund of $140 in costs (security deposit and docket fees).  
Relator’s request for additional attorney fees is denied. 
 
MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and COOK, JJ., 
concur. 
 
LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., dissents. 
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LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., dissenting.  I did not agree with the majority’s 
decision to grant a writ of mandamus because I believed that the relator had an 
adequate remedy in the ordinary course of the law under R.C. 121.22(I)(1).  See 
State ex rel. Long v. Cardington Village  Council (2001), 92 Ohio St.3d 54, 61-63, 
748 N.E.2d 58, 65-67 (Lundberg Stratton, J., dissenting).  Consequently, I do not 
agree that she is entitled to recover her costs and attorney fees.  Therefore, I must 
respectfully dissent. 
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SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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Alden, Taylor & Durkin, L.L.C., Randolph W. Alden, Kevin Durkin and 
James R. Taylor, for relator. 
 
Manos, Martin, Pergram & Dietz, L.P.A., Dennis L. Pergram and James 
M. Dietz, for respondents. 
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