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Summarizes news of interest to the local legal community. New Cleveland Ordinances and important local court cases (local municipal courts, Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas, Eighth District Court of Appeals) are highlighted along with some Ohio Supreme Court, Sixth Circuit cases, U.S. Supreme Court and State and Federal Statutes.

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Last Entry: March 24, 2011 at 16:51:04

50 Contested Judicial Seats Are on November's Ballot

Posted on October 08, 2010
According to the Ohio Supreme Court, there are 50 contested judicial seats up for election this November. That includes 2 of 3 supreme court seats, 12 of 27 appellate seats, 32 of 120 common pleas seats, and 2 county court...

Law Firms Cutting Back on Staff, Library Research and Business Development

Posted on October 08, 2010
A recent survey of law firm staffing by Hildebrandt Baker Robbins concludes that law firms facing tough financial times are cutting back on their "backoffice" overhead costs. These costs include secretarial help, library research, and business development...

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Release Top Law Firm Rankings

Posted on October 06, 2010
If you have not already looked at the results, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have teamed up to provide their brand new list of the top law firms in the country. The data is available for free...

Courts Are Seeing More Use of Social Media By Judges and Courts

Posted on October 05, 2010
A study I reviewed today from the Conference of Court Public Information Officers (CCPIO) indicates that judges and courts are seeing more use of social media by jurors and others appearing in their courtrooms. A link for the survey can...

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Federal Judge and Magistrate Reports Provide Data on Pending Cases

Posted on October 05, 2010
New online reports provide information on how long cases have been pending before various federal district court judges and magistrates. According to the U.S. Court's press release: "In the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990, Congress required that such reports...

U.S. Supreme Court Begins New October term Today with 3 Female Justices

Posted on October 04, 2010
Today marks the beginning of the new October term for the United States Supreme Court. Justice Elena Kagan's term begins today, and it will be the first time the Court has empaneled a term with 3 female Justices. Click here...

Ohio Judges Propose Charging Certain Jury Costs to Litigants

Posted on October 04, 2010
As part of a legislative proposal to modify jury service rules in Ohio, the Ohio Judicial Conference would like to obtain greater power to charge the costs of impaneling juries to civil litigants who settle at the 11th hour and...

First Reviews About Lexis Advance for Solos Are In

Posted on October 04, 2010
LexisNexis has launched its new product called Lexis Advance and is solely targeting solo and small firm practitioners with a plan that includes: U.S. and state primary law (cases, codes and constitutions); Shepard's; jury verdicts, briefs, pleadings and motions; Courtlink...

Ohio Supreme Court Getting ready for Annual Update to Civil, Appellate, Criminal and Juvenile Rules

Posted on October 04, 2010
The Ohio Supreme Court is getting a head start on annual updates to the rules governing civil, appellate, criminal and juvenile practice in Ohio. Through November 2nd, the Court is accepting comments on proposed changes which would include rules on...

Library of Congress taking Its Show on the Road to Ohio Beginning Tomorrow

Posted on October 04, 2010
Starting tomorrow, on October 5th, the Library of Congress will be bringing its traveling exhibit called "Gateway to Knowledge" to Ohio. The show will include copies of some of the Library's major exhibits and information about the millions of resources...

Cuyahoga County DR Court's New Mediation Rules Just Became Effective

Posted on October 04, 2010
On Friday, the changes to Local Rule 32 on Mediation from Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court became effective. According to a brief note on the Court's website, Rule 32 changes affect mediation regarding the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities...

Register for Our Library's Year-End CLE Programs on Foreclosures, Technology and Ethics

Posted on October 04, 2010
Our Law Library is once again sponsoring three (3) year-end CLE programs. This year, we start off the CLE season with a November 19th program on the foreclosure process from start to finish. Our second CLE on December 3rd will...

Retired Judges Assuming Duties of Indicted Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judges

Posted on October 04, 2010
Until at least December 26th, retired Judges William J.Coyne and R. Patrick Kelly will fill in for indicted Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judges Bridget McCafferty and Steven Terry, respectively. McCafferty and Terry were indicted on federal charges in September...

COA Judge Jones Served as a Visiting Judge on Ohio Supreme Court Panel

Posted on September 15, 2010
Yesterday, 8th District AppellateJudge Larry A. Jones, Sr. served as a visiting judge on a panel at the Ohio Supreme Court. Judge Jones was appointed to replace Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, who had a conflict of interest in an attorney...

Law Grads Who Can't Find Jobs Blame Their Law Schools

Posted on August 31, 2010
The downturn in the economy is not enough of a reason for law grads who cannot find jobs. Now, according to an article from USAToday.com, they are also blaming their law schools for failing to inform them about job prospects,...

Google Translate Translates an Entire Web Page

Posted on August 27, 2010
Google has come out with a new product that will translate an entire web page at one time. Google Translate can be incorporated into a website to allow for the translation of text into 1 of 57 current languages.I thought...

Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court Will Be Sending Hearing Notices by Email

Posted on August 27, 2010
The Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court will soon be sending all notices of hearings to attorneys by email. As a result, the Court is requiring all lawyes who are practicing before the Court to register their email addresses with the...

Child Support May Get an Overhaul if S.B. 292 Passes

Posted on August 26, 2010
The process of awarding child support in Ohio is a mess, and it has needed a fix for a very long time. Once parents finally receive an award, it never grows despite inflation, and the numbers they receive are very,...

West Publishing Is Now Renting Casebooks to Law Students

Posted on August 23, 2010
The latest news for poor law students is that West is renting its casebooks for 3, 6 or 12 months. Renting a hard-copy book apparently comes with e-access to an online version of the same book. It is hard to...

Court Filings in Ohio Are Down, Especially Traffic Cases

Posted on August 23, 2010
This year's Ohio Courts Statistical Summary from the Ohio Supreme Court shows that case filings are down eight percent (8%). The largest decrease appears to be in traffic cases, the fines from which fund the Cuyahoga County Law Library, and...

S.D. Ohio Judge Upholds Ohio's Lethal Injection Procedures

Posted on August 17, 2010
S.D. Ohio federal Judge Gregory Frost has issued 2 decisions in the last week upholding Ohio's lethal injection procedures. According to an article from the Columbus Dispatch, these decisions and an earlier decision from the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals...

Judges Won't Tolerate Disrespectful or Uber-Casual Clothes in Court

Posted on August 17, 2010
USA Today reports that judges around the country are becoming less and less forgiving of litigants who come to court dressed in jeans, flip-flops, skimpy clothes, and clothes with inappropriate sayings. The report even mentions a recent Hamilton County Municipal...

Cuyahoga County Asking Non-Violent Criminals to Turn Themselves In in September

Posted on August 13, 2010
According to Cleveland flyer, non-violent criminals within Cuyahoga County are being asked to turn themselves in September 22-25, 2010 at the Mt. Zion Church. The event is jointly endorsd by multiple entities, including the Cleveland Police, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's...

Ohio Secretary of State's Office Now on YouTube

Posted on August 11, 2010
The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Ohio Secretary of State's office has joined YouTube to post various videos with information about the SOS's office and elections. One of the videos covers new electronic poll books, and another discusses a recent...

Judge4Yourself.com Judicial Ratings Already Available for Cuyahoga County General Election Judicial Races

Posted on August 11, 2010
Judge4Yourself.com has already posted judicial ratings for judges who are running in Cuyahoga County's General election later this year for offices on the Common Pleas Court (General, Domestic Relations, and Juvenile divisions) and the Court of Appeals...

Quandry for Cuyahoga County Over Jury Video with Convicted Ex-Sheriff McFaul

Posted on August 11, 2010
Cuyahoga County, and no doubt in particular its Jury Commission, is in a quandry over its jury video showing convicted ex-Sheriff Gerald McFaul. I saw that video not long ago when I did my time on the 4th floor of...

Cuyahoga County DR Court Has Adopted New Pre-Trial Statement Form eff. 9/1/10

Posted on August 11, 2010
Effective 9/1/10, Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court will institute a new Pre-Trial Statement. According to the notice on the Court's website, "The income and expense sections of the new form are consistent with the current Affidavits for Support Pendente Lite,...

DOJ Threatening Cuyahoga County With Suit Over Bilingual Ballots

Posted on August 11, 2010
The Plain Dealer reports that the DOJ is threatening to sue the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections if it does not print bilingual ballots for everyone in the County to ensure that Puerto Rican voters can read the ballots and...

Women Managing Partners Report That Their Gender is a Plus

Posted on August 11, 2010
An article from The Legal Intelligencer posted on law.com indicates that female managing partners find that their gender is a plus in firm management. The article indicates that women are good at multi-tasking; they also find that many of the...

Cleveland Law Library "Green Certified" for 2010-2012

Posted on August 11, 2010
For the second time, our library, the Cleveland Law Library Association, has been "Green Certified" by the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Our certification is effective for the next 2 years for the biennial period from 2010-2012. In addition to historical...

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