Judge Lucci requested the parties to brief on the status of class certification. Specifically, if the class was still active and the future plans for re-certification if necessary. The parties were given 10 days to respond. The State responded that the Class ended...
July 27, 2012 Judge Lucci Orders Additional Briefs After review of all the briefs submitted to date, Judge Lucci ordered the parties to file briefs on the following issues within seven days of the date of the order: 1) Does a certified class exist and is it maintained...
July 25, 2012 – OLG Response to AG Brief Opposing Fees In summary the OLG brief stated: OLG’s request for fees is proper at this time because a final judgment has been entered on an appeal. Fees are recoverable in this action regardless of whether it is an...
June 15, 2012 – State Response to OLG Request for fees The AG enumerated seven (7) items, all of which he advocated to the court, must be proved in order for OLG to collect any fees for its legal services for fighting the State. Note that it is the State, not ODNR...
Mark your calendar for our upcoming meeting. Thursday May 24th Holiday Inn West 1100 Crocker Road Westlake, Ohio (This is the usual location for our meeting.) Registration begins at 6:30PM. Meeting begins at  7:00 PM As we await any action by ODNR from the Ohio...
We reported earlier that on December 13th, Judge  Lucci issued an order requiring our attorneys and  the state to discuss resolving or narrowing the  remaining outstanding issues after the Supreme  Court decision. A 60 day window was set to  complete this...