Case Name: The State ex rel. News Herald et al. v. Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1996-08-01
Citations: 76 Ohio St. 3d 1220
Docket Number: No. 96-1463
Parties: The State ex rel. News Herald et al. v. Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Stratton, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 76
Pages: 1220–1221

Head Matter:
The State ex rel. News Herald et al. v. Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division.
[Cite as State ex rel. News Herald v. Ottawa Cty. Court of Common Pleas, Juv. Div. (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 1220.]
(No. 96-1463
— Submitted July 24, 1996
— Decided August 1, 1996.)
Baker & Hostetler, David L. Marburger, Hilary W. Rule and Elizabeth A. McNellie, for relators.
Connelly, Soutar & Jackson, William M. Connelly, Kevin E. Joyce and Sarah Steele Riordan, for respondent.

Opinion:
This cause originated in this court on the filing of a complaint for a writ of prohibition. Upon consideration of relators' motion to clarify alternative writ or, in the alternative, to expedite briefing schedule,
The court finds, sua sponte, upon reconsideration of its order granting an alternative writ, that whatever the apparent merits of relators' complaint, a writ of prohibition is not the appropriate remedy to challenge the constitutionality of the order of a trial judge. Because relators' complaint does not challenge the jurisdiction of the inferior court,
IT IS ORDERED by the court, sua sponte, that this cause be, and hereby is, dismissed.
Moyer, C.J., Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Stratton, JJ., concur.
Douglas, J., dissents.