Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-03-08 20:10:39.690701+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:27:15.585479
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[Cite as In re Erdman, 2024-Ohio-706.]

                             IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO

 IN RE: SCOTT WAYNE ERDMAN                       Case No. 2023-00629VI

 SCOTT WAYNE ERDMAN                              Judge Lisa L. Sadler

        Applicant                                ORDER

        {¶1}    On January 17, 2024, a hearing was held in this matter before a Magistrate
of this court. On February 2, 2024, the Magistrate issued a Decision wherein she found
that the Attorney General’s (“AG”) original economic loss calculations contained errors in
the federal tax calculations. However, despite these errors, the Magistrate further found
that the AG did correctly consider applicant’s net income when making economic loss
calculations, and that applicant’s claim for attorney’s fees was properly denied because
it did not constitute an allowable expense pursuant to R.C. 2743.51(F)(5)(b).              The
Magistrate recommended that the Final Decision of the AG be reversed and that the claim
be remanded to the AG for economic loss calculations.
        {¶2}    Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(b)(i) states, in part: “A party may file written objections to a
magistrate’s decision within fourteen days of the filing of the decision, whether or not the
court has adopted the decision during that fourteen-day period as permitted by Civ.R.
53(D)(4)(e)(i).” No objections were filed.
        {¶3}    Upon review of the claim file, and the Magistrate’s Decision, it is the Court’s
finding that the Magistrate was correct in her analysis of the issues and application of the
law. Accordingly, this court adopts the Magistrate’s Decision and recommendation as its
own.
        IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT
        {¶4}    The February 2, 2024 Decision of the Magistrate is ADOPTED;
        {¶5}    This claim is REMANDED and judgment entered for applicant;
        {¶6}    Costs assumed by the reparations fund.
Case No. 2023-00629VI           -2-              ORDER

                                LISA L. SADLER
                                Judge

Filed 2/21/24
Sent to S.C. Reporter 2/27/24