Court Opinion

ID: 9948783
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Date Created: 2024-03-07 21:11:10.789161+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:25:50.548627
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[Cite as Evans v. Etna Twp., Licking Cty. Ohio, 2024-Ohio-816.]

                              IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO

 MARK A. EVANS                                          Case Nos. 2023-00582PQ,
                                                        2023-00583PQ, and 2023-00584PQ
         Requester
                                                        Judge Lisa L. Sadler
         v.
                                                        JUDGMENT ENTRY
 ETNA TOWNSHIP, LICKING COUNTY
 OHIO

         Respondent

        {¶1} In Ct. of Cl. Nos. 2023-00582PQ, 2023-00583PQ, and 2023-00584PQ—
public-records cases that have been consolidated—a Special Master issued a Report and
Recommendation (R&R) in which he recommends that judgment be entered for
Respondent and that Requester bear the costs of these cases. (R&R, 1, 5.)
        {¶2} Neither Requester nor Respondent in the consolidated cases has filed timely
written objections to the Report and Recommendation in accordance with R.C.
2743.75(F)(2). Pursuant to R.C. 2743.75(F)(2), if neither party timely objects, then this
Court “shall promptly issue a final order adopting the report and recommendation, unless
it determines that there is an error of law or other defect evident on the face of the report
and recommendation.” Upon independent review, the Court finds that there is no error of
law or other defect evident on the face of the Report and Recommendation in Ct. of Cl.
Nos. 2023-00582PQ, 2023-00583PQ, and 2023-00584PQ. The Court therefore adopts
the Report and Recommendation issued in Ct. of Cl. Nos. 2023-00582PQ, 2023-
00583PQ, and 2023-00584PQ.
Case Nos. 2023-00582PQ,
2023-00583PQ, & 2023-00584PQ                -2-                       JUDGMENT ENTRY

         {¶3} In accordance with the Special Master’s recommendations, judgment is
entered in favor of Respondent in each of the consolidated cases. Court costs are
assessed to Requester in each of the consolidated cases. The Clerk shall serve upon all
parties notice of this judgment and its date of entry upon the journal.

                                           LISA L. SADLER
                                           Judge

Filed February 21, 2024
Sent to S.C. Reporter 3/7/24