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In re Subpoena Duces Tecum by the Bd. of Commrs. on Grievances & Discipline of the Supreme Court of Ohio for Probation File

Citations: 87 Ohio St. 3d 1472; 721 N.E.2d 118; 1999 Ohio LEXIS 3842Docket: 99-1486

Court: Ohio Supreme Court; December 15, 1999; Ohio; State Supreme Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

On August 10, 1999, petitioners submitted a Petition for Relief from a Subpoena Duces Tecum concerning Probation File Records. Subsequently, on September 8, 1999, the Cleveland Bar Association sought to intervene and requested that the proceedings be sealed. The court denied the petitioners' request for relief from the subpoena. Justices Pfeifer and Lundberg Stratton dissented from this decision. The court granted the Cleveland Bar Association's motion to intervene and approved the motion to seal the proceedings. Additionally, the court ordered that all documents filed in this case must comply with the filing requirements established by the Rules of Practice of the Supreme Court of Ohio regarding form, quantity, and timeliness.

Legal Issues Addressed

Filing Requirements Compliance

Application: The court ordered compliance with the Supreme Court of Ohio's rules regarding the form, quantity, and timeliness of filed documents.

Reasoning: The court ordered that all documents filed in this case must comply with the filing requirements established by the Rules of Practice of the Supreme Court of Ohio regarding form, quantity, and timeliness.

Intervention by Third Party

Application: The court allowed the Cleveland Bar Association to intervene in the proceedings.

Reasoning: The court granted the Cleveland Bar Association's motion to intervene.

Relief from Subpoena Duces Tecum

Application: The court denied the petitioners' request for relief from a subpoena duces tecum concerning probation file records.

Reasoning: The court denied the petitioners' request for relief from the subpoena.

Sealing of Court Proceedings

Application: The court approved the Cleveland Bar Association's motion to seal the proceedings.

Reasoning: The court granted the Cleveland Bar Association's motion to intervene and approved the motion to seal the proceedings.