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GRIFFITH v. CLEVELAND

No. 2009-1363.

128 Ohio St.3d 35 (2010)

2010-Ohio-4905

GRIFFITH, Appellee, v. CITY OF CLEVELAND ET AL.; THE STATE OF OHIO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 12, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Slicer Law Office, Charles W. Slicer III , and Kathryn L. Bowling , for appellee.

Richard Cordray , Attorney General, Benjamin C. Mizer , Solicitor General, Alexandra T. Schimmer , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Brandon J. Lester , Deputy Solicitor, Christopher P. Conomy , Assistant Solicitor, and Peter E. DeMarco , Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

PFEIFER, J.

{¶ 1} The issue in this case is whether a claim for wrongful imprisonment may originate, in certain circumstances, in the Court of Claims. We hold that all claims for wrongful imprisonment must originate in a court of common pleas.

Factual and Procedural Background

{¶ 2} Appellee Gerry E. Griffith Jr. was charged in federal district court with possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug...

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