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Ohio state lawmakers, not content with proposing a change to the Ohio Constitution that would make General Assembly approval necessary for eminent domain actions, have introduced SB 167. This bill would impose a two-year moratorium on eminent domain actions by state agencies and local governments. During the period that runs until December 31, 2006, a task force created by the bill would study eminent domain and land use planning issues.
The bill also makes it clear that it is referring to eminent domain actions in which private property that is in an unblighted area ia taken for the primary purpose of economic development that will ultimately result in ownership of the property being vested in another private person.
In Kelo v. City of New London, the United States Supreme Court held that the city could take private property by eminent domain for the "public use" of getting more tax dollars from the new tenants. The State of Ohio's General Assembly is attempting to combat such takings with the introduction of Senate Joint Resolution 6 (look on page 2 of the Journal for 8/2/2005). It proposes to amend Sections 3, 4, 10 and 11 of Article XVIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to eliminate the constitutional grant of eminent domain power to municipal corporations and to provide that the power only can be used when authority has been granted by the General Assembly.
Stay tuned for more action (or inaction) on this one.
NOTE: The above link to SJR6 is only to the Senate Journal entry and not the complete text. The text can be found here, but it may be a subscriber-only link.
2004-0244. SCM Chem., Inc. v. Wilkins, 2005-Ohio-3676.
Board of Tax Appeals, No. 2002-M-319. Decision affirmed in part and reversed in part.
2004-2052. State ex rel. Sagert v. Indus. Comm., 2005-Ohio-3670.
Franklin App. No. 03AP-1083, 2004-Ohio-6122. Judgment reversed.
Resnick and Pfeifer, JJ., dissent and would affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
Workers’ compensation—R.C. 4123.52—Limit on retroactive payment of compensation for permanent total disability.
2004-2072. Disciplinary Counsel v. MacLean, 2005-Ohio-3672.
On Certified Report by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, No. 03-107. Timothy M. MacLean, Attorney Registration No. 0069346, is suspended from the practice of law in Ohio for two years, with credit for time actually served under a previous suspension.
Attorneys — Misconduct — Engaging in practice of law while under suspension — Engaging in conduct prejudicial to administration of justice — Practicing law in violation of professional regulation — Two-year suspension with credit for time served.
2004-2115. Disciplinary Counsel v. Ulinski, 2005-Ohio-3673.
On Certified Report by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, No. 04-001. Christopher Karl Ulinski, Attorney Registration No. 0046731, is permanently disbarred from the practice of law in Ohio.
Attorneys — Misconduct — Engaging in conduct involving moral turpitude — Engaging in conduct involving deceit, fraud, misrepresentation, or dishonesty — Engaging in conduct adversely reflecting on fitness to practice law — Conflict of interest — Failure to maintain client funds in separate, identifiable account — Permanent disbarment.
2005-0017. State ex rel. Duran v. Kelsey, 2005-Ohio-3674.
Wood App. No. WD-04-077, 2004-Ohio-6464. Judgment affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., Resnick, Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor and O'Donnell, JJ., concur.
Sentencing — Plea bargaining — Recommendation of sentence by prosecutor not binding on court.
2005-0125. State ex rel. Washington v. Crush, 2005-Ohio-3675.
Hamilton App. No. C-040670. Judgment affirmed.
Mandamus — Reconsideration motion under App.R. 26(A) is a nullity when petition filed originally in court of appeals.
2005-0255. State ex rel. Keith v. McMonagle, 2005-Ohio-3669.
Cuyahoga App. No. 83961. Judgment affirmed.
Mandamus — Mandamus does not lie to compel act already performed — Claim of improper assignment of judge could have been raised in direct appeal — Parties may be dropped or added by court on its own motion.
2005-0267. State ex rel. Graham v. Findlay Mun. Court, 2005-Ohio-3671.
Hancock App. No. 5-04-43 . Judgment affirmed.
R.C. 2969.25(A)(1) — Inmate’s affidavit of indigency — Inmate’s failure to include brief description of nature of action subjects action to dismissal.
2003-P-1175 Richard E. Fields v. Summit County Board of Revision and the Summit County Auditor. Real Property Tax. Value found. Board members concur.
2003-R-1830 Central National Bank of Cambridge v. Guernsey County Board of Revision, Guernsey County Auditor, and Board of Education for the Cambridge City School District. Real Property Tax. Value found. Board members concur.
2004-V-177 Stephen R. Lilley v. William W. Wilkins, Tax Commissioner of Ohio. Use Tax. Dismissed. Board members concur.
2004-M-469 Jeffrey & Kateri Vaughn v. Erie County Board of Revision and the Erie County Auditor. Real Property Tax. Value found. Board members concur.
2004-T-892 Parma City School District Board of Education v. Cuyahoga County Board of Revision, Cuyahoga County Auditor, and Chuco LLC. Real Property Tax. Value found. Board members concur.
2004-B-919 Thady Gaffney Enterprises, Inc. v. Lake County Board of Revision, Lake County Auditor, and Willoughby-Eastlake School District Board of Education. Real Property Tax. Remanded. Board members concur.
2004-V-1070 Robert D. MacGowan and Douglas B. MacGowan v. Cuyahoga County Board of Revision, and the Cuyahoga County Auditor. Real Property Tax. Value found. Board members concur.
2004-P-1146 Bridgeview Villas II Ltd. Ptr. and Clark D. Baltzell, Mgr. Gen. Ptr. v. Franklin County Board of Revision, Franklin County Auditor, and the Columbus City School District Board of Education. Real Property Tax. Remanded. Board members concur.
2004-P-1147 Clark D. Baltzell d/b/a Cashumbal Ptr. v. Franklin County Board of Revision, Franklin County Auditor, and the Columbus City School District Board of Education. Real Property Tax. Remanded. Board members concur.
2004-P-1148 BZ Investors Partnership, Clark D. Baltzell, Mgr. Gen. Ptr. v. Franklin County Board of Revision, Franklin County Auditor, and the Columbus City School District Board of Education. Real Property Tax. Remanded. Board members concur.
2004-M-1157 Marek & Maria Fiszlewicz v. Montgomery County Board of Revision and the Montgomery County Auditor. Real Property Tax. Value found. Board members concur.
2004-R-1312 Columbus Cathedral Church v. William W. Wilkins, Tax Commissioner of Ohio. Real Property Tax Exemption. Dismissed. Board members concur.
2004-V-1392 Marlene & Robert Schiffer v. Cuyahoga County Board of Revision and the Cuyahoga County Auditor. Real Property Tax. BOR affirmed. Board members concur.
whether such space is in the courthouse or in another county building.
so long as the county also complies with all statutory notice requirements.
preferences for county products and contractors.
county’s share in the undivided local government fund pursuant to R.C.

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