SER O'DIAM v. GREENE CTY. BD.

No. 2018-0447.

162 N.E.3d 740 (2020)

161 Ohio St.3d 242

2020-Ohio-3503

The STATE EX REL. O'DIAM, Judge, v. GREENE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS et al.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, L.L.P., Kathleen M. Trafford , Columbus, and Caroline M. Gentry , Dayton, for relator.

Surdyk, Dowd & Turner Co., L.P.A., and Dawn M. Frick , Miamisburg, for respondents.

Paul W. Flowers Co., L.P.A., Paul W. Flowers , and Louis E. Grube , Cleveland, for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Probate Judges.


{¶ 1} This is a mandamus case. A judge asks us to compel a county to pay for his outside legal counsel. But the General Assembly has passed a set of statutes prescribing a process for all county officials, including judges, to follow in obtaining outside legal counsel. The judge did not follow the statutory process,...

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