Case Name: In re Application of Rudolph
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1997-06-25
Citations: 79 Ohio St. 3d 157
Docket Number: No. 97-411
Parties: In re Application of Rudolph.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Resnick, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 79
Pages: 157–158

Head Matter:
In re Application of Rudolph.
[Cite as In re Application of Rudolph (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 157.]
(No. 97-411
Submitted March 81, 1997
Decided June 25, 1997.)
James Fullenkamp and Robert L. Showalter, for the Dayton Bar Association.
Dennis Belli, for applicant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Applicant's problems with alcohol began in 1990; however, it was only in August 1996, after the July 1996 recommendation of the committee that he not be admitted to the bar, that the applicant began an alcohol rehabilitation program. Given applicant's six-year history of alcohol problems, we find that his rehabilitation should be tested over a period of time more extensive than the past eight months. Accordingly, applicant will be permitted to reapply to take the July 1998 bar examination subject to prior investigation and evaluation by the Dayton Bar Association.
Judgment accordingly.
Moyer, C.J., Resnick, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Douglas and F.E. Sweeney, JJ., dissent.