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Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006

2005-0855. State v. Lee, 2006-Ohio-5849.
Summit App. No. 22262, 2005-Ohio-996. Judgment affirmed.
Resnick, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor and O'Donnell, JJ., concur.
Moyer, C.J., Pfeifer and Lanzinger, JJ., dissent.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2006/2006-Ohio-5849.pdf

2005-0937. State v. Holmes, 2006-Ohio-5850.
Summit App. No. 22174, 2005-Ohio-1632. Sua sponte, cause dismissed as having been improvidently accepted.
Resnick, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, J., dissent.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2006/2006-Ohio-5850.pdf

2005-0992. In re D.S., 2006-Ohio-5851.
Warren App. Nos. CA2004-04-036 and CA2004-04-046, 160 Ohio App.3d 552, 2005-Ohio-1803. Judgment reversed and cause remanded.
Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Donnell and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
Moyer, C.J., Resnick and O'Connor, JJ., dissent.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2006/2006-Ohio-5851.pdf
Summary: Court Limits Polygraph Orders in Juvenile Cases, Bars Compulsion of Self-Incriminating Statements

2005-1464. Dayton Supply & Tool Co., Inc. v. Montgomery Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2006-Ohio-5852.
Board of Tax Appeals, No. 2003-G-1851. Decision reversed and cause remanded.
Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
Moyer, C.J., Resnick and O'Donnell, JJ., dissent.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2006/2006-Ohio-5852.pdf
Summary: Non-Attorney Corporate Officer’s Filing of Tax Valuation Appeal is Not Unauthorized Practice of Law

2005-1621 and 2005-1679. Ohio Consumers' Counsel v. Pub. Util. Comm., 2006-Ohio-5853.
Public Utilities Commission, Nos. 04-1931-EL-AAM and 04-1645-EL-AAM. Decisions affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., Resnick, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
Pfeifer, concurs in part and dissents in part.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2006/2006-Ohio-5853.pdf
Summary: Court Upholds PUCO Allowance of Changes In Electric Utilities’ Accounting Procedures

2005-2108. State ex rel. Van Gundy v. Indus. Comm., 2006-Ohio-5854.
Franklin App. No. 04AP-1101, 2005-Ohio-5089. Judgment affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., Resnick, Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2006/2006-Ohio-5854.pdf

2005-2128. Stridsberg v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co., 2006-Ohio-5855.
Hamilton App. No. C-040689. Sua sponte, cause dismissed as having been improvidently accepted.
Moyer, C.J., Klatt, Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
William A. Klatt, J., of the Tenth Appellate District, sitting for Resnick, J.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2006/2006-Ohio-5855.pdf

2006-0046. Satullo v. Wilkins, 2006-Ohio-5856.
Board of Tax Appeals, Nos. 2003-M-2115, 2003-M-2116, 2003-M-2128, and 2003-M-2129. Decision affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., Resnick, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
Pfeifer, J., concurs in part and dissents in part.
O'Donnell, J., dissents.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2006/2006-Ohio-5856.pdf

2006-0526. State ex rel. Russell v. Thornton , 2006-Ohio-5858.
Wayne App. No. 05CA0082. Judgment affirmed.
Resnick, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, J., dissent.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2006/2006-Ohio-5858.pdf

2006-0784. Cuyahoga Cty. Bar Assn. v. Paulson, 2006-Ohio-5859.
On Certified Report by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, No. 05-051. Steven Lewis Paulson, Attorney Registration No. 0030044, is suspended from the practice of law in Ohio for two years.
Resnick, Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Donnell and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
Moyer, C.J., and O'Connor, J., dissent.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2006/2006-Ohio-5859.pdf
Summary: Cleveland Attorney Suspended for Two Years

2006-1149. Akron Bar Assn. v. Holda, 2006-Ohio-5860.
On Certified Report by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, No. 05-084. Sheri Lynn Holda, Attorney Registration No. 0073993, is publicly reprimanded.
Moyer, C.J., Resnick, Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2006/2006-Ohio-5860.pdf

2006-1186. Stark Cty. Bar Assn. v. Russell, 2006-Ohio-5861.
On Certified Report by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, No. 04-053. Michael Scott Russell, Attorney Registration No. 0018566, is suspended from the practice of law in Ohio for one year, stayed on conditions.
Moyer, C.J., Resnick, Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2006/2006-Ohio-5861.pdf

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