Title: State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State 
ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs., Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4663.] 
 
 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2022-OHIO-4663 
THE STATE EX REL. AMES, APPELLANT, v. PORTAGE COUNTY BOARD OF 
COMMISSIONERS, APPELLEE. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs., Slip 
Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4663.] 
Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of Ames v. Rootstown Twp. 
Bd. of Trustees. 
(No. 2021-1153―Submitted December 23, 2022―Decided December 27, 2022.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Portage County, 
Nos. 2020-P-0088 and 2020-P-0089, 2021-Ohio-3178. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of 
Ames v. Rootstown Twp. Bd. of Trustees, __ Ohio St.3d __, 2022-Ohio-4605, __ 
N.E.3d __. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
 
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O’CONNOR, C.J., and FISCHER, DEWINE, DONNELLY, STEWART, and 
BRUNNER, JJ., concur. 
KENNEDY, J., dissents for the reasons set forth in Part I(B) of her dissenting 
opinion in Rootstown. 
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Brian M. Ames, pro se. 
Victor V. Vigluicci, Portage County Prosecuting Attorney, and Timothy J. 
Piero, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
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