SHERIFF v. GILLIE

No. 15-338.

136 S.Ct. 1594 (2016)

Mark J. SHERIFF, et al., Petitioners v. Pamela GILLIE, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric E. Murphy , for petitioners.

E. Joshua Rosenkranz , New York, NY, for respondents.

Sarah E. Harrington , for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the respondents.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General of Ohio, Eric E. Murphy , State Solicitor, Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor, Hannah C. Wilson , Deputy Solicitor, Columbus, OH, for petitioner Michael DeWine, Attorney General of Ohio.

Michael L. Close , Mark Landes , Dale D. Cook , Isaac Wiles Burkholder, & Teetor, Columbus, OH, for petitioners Wiles, Boyle, Burkholder & Bringardner Co., LPA, Mark Sheriff, and Sarah Sheriff.

Boyd W. Gentry , Law Office of Boyd W. Gentry, Beavercreek, OH, for respondents Eric Jones and The Law Office of Eric A. Jones, LLC.

Thomas M. Bondy , Jeremy Peterman , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, DC, James E. Nobile , Eric E. Willison , Michael B. Zieg , Nobile & Thompson Co., L.P.A., Hilliard, OH, E. Joshua Rosenkranz , Rachel Wainer Apter , Kevin Arlyck , Sarah M. Sternlieb , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, for respondents.


Ohio law authorizes the State's Attorney General to retain, as independent contractors, "special counsel" to act on the Attorney General's behalf in collecting certain debts owed to Ohio or an instrumentality of the State. Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 109.08 (Lexis 2014). As required by the Attorney...

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