Supreme Court of Ohio

Vexatious Litigators Under R.C. 2323.52

Section 2323.52 of the Ohio Revised Code establishes a procedure for having courts of appeals and common pleas courts declare certain persons to be vexatious litigators. The statute requires the clerk of court that enters a vexatious litigator order to send a copy of the order to the Supreme Court for publication. Pursuant to the statute, the Supreme Court has been sent court orders determining the individuals listed below to be vexatious litigators.

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This list includes the name of the person determined to be a vexatious litigator, the court issuing the order, the date the order was entered, and relevant comments. The list is available sorted in alphabetical order by last name of litigator, and sorted chronologically by date of order. Select the name of the individual to view, download, or print the order. You will need the free plug-in Acrobat Reader to access the order.

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The following list contains only those orders the Supreme Court has received from the clerks of the courts of appeals and courts of common pleas.

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Contact the clerk of the issuing court to determine whether orders have been amended or modified, or for additional information.

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Name Court that issued the order Date of order Comments
Baumgartner, Elsebeth M. Ottawa County Common Pleas 04/05/04  
Bennett, Leland,
a.k.a Abengo, Daniel
Mahoning Co. C.P. 01/24/03  
Bilder, Rudolph Summit Co. C.P. 11/15/04 Actions limited to certain individuals. See Order
Borger, Iduna Hamilton Co. C.P. 03/19/01  
Borkowski, A. J. Fulton Co. C.P. 04/29/04 Limited to legal actions in the Fulton County Court of Common Pleas
Bozsik, Steven A. Medina Co. C.P. 03/17/05  
Bratton, Judith Summit Co. C.P. 05/10/99  
Briggs, Joel Hamilton Co. C.P. 11/05/97 Order modifed on 02/05/99
Bristow, Lonny Crawford Co. C.P. 06/01/98 See also Mayer v. Bristow (2000) 91 Ohio St. 3d 3
Buoscio, Samuel L. Franklin Co. C.P. 12/01/05 Limited to legal actions against named defendant
Buoscio, Samuel L. Summit Co. C.P. 12/11/06  
Buschard, Preston Hamilton Co. C.P. 9/21/06 Limited to legal actions involving the state of Ohio or Hamilton County
Castrataro, Linda Delaware Co. C.P. 5/09/03 Limited to legal actions in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Ealy, Larry E. Montgomery Co. C.P. 12/05/06  
Fergus, Carol A. Cuyahoga Co. C.P. 04/29/04 Some prohibitions limited to Pro se filings only
Fontanella, Dominic Mahoning Co. C.P. 06/29/06 Limited to legal actions in the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas
Georgeadis, Maria Franklin Co. C.P. 01/21/99 Decision rendered 01/21/99; judgment entry filed 02/05/99
Gitler, Pat Lucas Co. C.P. 8/27/07  
Glick, Eldon Wayne Co. C.P. 10/10/07 Limited to legal actions in Wayne County Court of Common Pleas or Wayne County Municipal Court
Godale, William Geauga Co. C.P. 01/16/08  
Grundstein, Robert Cuyahoga Co. C.P. 10/12/05  
Harmon, Donald A. Mahoning Co. C.P. 04/09/01  
Howard, Gregory T. Lucas Co. C.P. 08/22/00 Additional judgement entry entered 06/11/01
Howard, Gregory T. Franklin Co. C.P. 01/11/06  
Hurley, James Clark Co. C.P. 04/22/99  
Kinstle, Nicholas J. Union Co. C.P. 03/06/07  
Kluge, Kurt Wood Co. C.P. 09/16/98 Amended judgment entry and order filed 10/07/98
Koleno, George Lorain Co. C.P. 08/31/99  
Kosanovich, Jean Ottawa Co. C.P. 05/08/97  
Lasson, Gerald A. Montgomery Co. C.P. 12/07/06  
Lewis, Sidney Franklin Co. C.P. 05/04/06 See also 05CVH07-7346
Lynch, Jan Lorain Co. C.P. 01/31/08 Applies only to courts of common pleas and municipal courts
May, Morris Hamilton Co. C.P. 07/24/98  
Metzenbaum, Terry Shane Cuyahoga Co. C.P. 07/13/04  
Miller, Selina Franklin Co. C.P. 05/17/01  
Newsome, Frank Montgomery Co. C.P. 08/14/06  
Pavarini, Philip and
Kathryn Krinek

Cuyahoga Co. C.P. 07/29/99  
Payne, Thomas E. Montgomery Co. C.P. 03/12/99  
Pearce, Richard Ottawa Co. C.P. 05/21/98  
Petway, Derrick Lake Co. C.P. 10/04/07  
Price, Terrell Lorain Co. C.P. 02/02/07  
Rickels, Romane Paulding Co. C.P. 03/31/05  
Rickels, Romane Paulding Co. C.P. 02/02/06  
Rolland, Robin Neil Butler Co. C.P. 03/14/00  
Sawchyn, Ivan Cuyahoga Co. C.P. 10/18/01  
Smith, Barbara Summit Co. C.P. 10/18/01 Additional order entered 6/19/03.
Spencer, Scott W. Franklin Co. C.P. 10/25/04  
Spencer, Maria L. Franklin Co. C.P. 10/25/04  
Thrower, Albert Summit Co. C.P. 09/22/03 Limited to legal actions in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas
Thrower, Raymond Summit Co. C.P. 10/31/03  
Tillimon, Duane J. Lucas Co. C.P. 06/13/07 Order indicates it shall remain in effect for three years
Timson, John W. Franklin Co. C.P. 04/03/98 Franklin Co. Court of Appeals reversed and remanded trial court's judgment on 12/24/98 (132 Ohio App3d 41)
Tracy, Edward Miami Co. C.P. 01/12/04  
Traver, Frances Hamilton Co. C.P. 02/04/03 Limited to litigation regarding certain real property in Hamilton County (see entry).
Triplett, James Franklin Co. C.P. 12/03/04  
Wallace, Linda Cuyahoga Co. C.P. 08/02/01 Decision rendered 08/02/01; journal entry received for filing 08/03/01.
Webb-Lewis, Yvonne D. Franklin Co. C.P. 07/24/05  
Whitt, Patsy Sue Greene Co. C.P. 06/06/05  
Williams, Regina Franklin Co. C.P. 11/04/04  
Wilson, Thomas Lorain Co. C.P. 11/27/06