Title: Johnson v. Greene Cty. Drug Task Force

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Johnson v. Greene Cty. Drug Task Force, 91 Ohio St.3d 199, 2001-Ohio-
251.] 
 
 
 
JOHNSON, APPELLEE, v. GREENE COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE ET AL., 
APPELLANTS. 
[Cite as Johnson v. Greene Cty. Drug Task Force (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 199.] 
Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed due to want of a final appealable order. 
(Nos. 00-472 and 00-481 — Submitted November 29, 2000 — Decided March 
28, 2001.) 
CERTIFIED by and APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Greene County, No. 99-
CA-61. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed because there is a want of 
a final appealable order.  Stevens v. Ackman (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 182, ___ 
N.E.2d ___. 
 
MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and 
LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. 
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Gregory A. Shell, for appellee. 
 
Suzanne M. Schmidt, Greene County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Civil 
Division, for appellant Greene County Drug Task Force. 
 
Jenks, Surdyk & Cowdrey Co., L.P.A., and Jeffrey C. Turner, for 
appellants Richard Bishop, William Schenck, David Mesaros, Robert Hendrix, 
Greene County Prosecutor’s Office, Greene County Sheriff’s Office, and 
Detective Larry Fletcher. 
 
Freund, Freeze & Arnold, Neil F. Freund and Lynnette Pisone Ballato, for 
appellants city of Xenia and Detective Richard Thomas. 
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Bieser, Greer & Landis, L.L.P., James H. Greer and Joseph C. Oehlers, 
for appellant city of Fairborn. 
 
Dinsmore & Shohl, L.L.P., and Gary E. Becker, for appellant city of 
Beavercreek. 
 
John E. Gotherman, Barry M. Byron and Stephen L. Byron, urging 
reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Municipal League. 
 
Bricker & Eckler L.L.P., Kurtis A. Tunnell and Anne Marie Sferra, urging 
reversal for amicus curiae, County Commissioners Association of Ohio. 
 
Law Offices of Nicholas E. Subashi, Nicholas E. Subashi and David J. 
Arens, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Civil Trial 
Attorneys. 
 
Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Arthur J. Marziale, Jr., 
Assistant Attorney General, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Attorney 
General. 
 
Reminger & Reminger Co., L.P.A., and Nick C. Tomino, urging reversal 
for amicus curiae, Ohio Government Risk Management Plan. 
 
William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Kathleen 
A. Martin, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging reversal for amici curiae, 
Cuyahoga County and Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association. 
 
Walter & Haverfield, P.L.L., R. Todd Hunt and Barbara Marburger, 
urging reversal for amici curiae, Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, Ohio 
Township Association, and Cuyahoga County Law Directors’ Association. 
 
Paul L. Cox, Chief Counsel, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Fraternal 
Order of Police of Ohio, Inc. 
 
R. Sean Grayson, General Counsel, and Kimm A. Massengill, Associate 
General Counsel, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Council 8, AFSCME, 
AFL-CIO. 
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