MERIT DECISIONS WITH OPINIONSSupreme Court of Ohio.
March 6, 2002
98-2360 and 95-2379. State v. Twyford.
Jefferson App. No. 93J13. Judgment affirmed.
Douglas, Resnick and F.E. Sweeney, JJ., concur.
Cook, J., concurs in judgment.
Moyer, C.J., and Lundberg Stratton, J., concur in part and dissent in part.
Pfeifer, J., dissents.
99-410. State ex rel. Martin v. Indus. Comm.
Franklin App. No. 97APD12-1709. Judgment affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Cook, J., not participating.
00-1556. Vaccariello v. Smith Nephew Richards, Inc.
Cuyahoga App. No. 76594. Judgment affirmed as modified.
F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Moyer, C.J. and Cook, J., concur in judgment only.
Douglas and Resnick, JJ., concur in part and dissent in part.
Lundberg Stratton, J., concurs in part and dissents in part.
00-1736. State ex rel. Durben v. Indus. Comm.
Franklin App. No. 99AP-1038. Judgment reversed.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
00-1813. State ex rel. Garza v. Indus. Comm.
Franklin App. No. 99AP-1168. Judgment affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Douglas, J., dissents.
Resnick and F.E. Sweeney, JJ., dissent.
00-2036. State ex rel. Miller v. Parma.
Franklin App. No. 99AP-1173. Judgment affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
01-1136. Disciplinary Counsel v. Wallace.
On Certified Report by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Supreme Court, No. 00-96. Charges and cause dismissed.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Cook, J., concurs in judgment.
01-1223. Toledo Bar Assn. v. Godbey.
On Certified Report by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Supreme Court, No. 00-54.
James D. Godbey is indefinitely suspended from the practice of law.
Moyer, C.J., Kline, Carr, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Cook, J., concurs in judgment.
Roger L. Kline, J., of the Fourth Appellate District, sitting for Douglas, J.
Donna J. Carr, J., of the Ninth Appellate District, sitting for Resnick, J.
01-1816. Columbus Bar Assn. v. Farkas.
On Certified Report by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Supreme Court, No. 01-02.
Jeffrey William Farkas is suspended from the practice of law for two years with the second year stayed with conditions.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
01-1828. Disciplinary Counsel v. Poley.
On Certified Report by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Supreme Court, No. 01-41.
John D. Poley is suspended from the practice of law for eighteen months, stayed, with conditions.
Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and Cook, JJ., concur.
Moyer, C.J., and Lundberg Stratton, J., dissent.
01-1857. Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Banks.
On Certified Report by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Supreme Court, No. 01-27.
Christopher David Banks is permanently disbarred.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
01-1881. Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Kieft.
On Certified Report by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Supreme Court, No. 01-11.
David W. Kieft is indefinitely suspended from the practice of law.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Cook, J., concurs in judgment.