Briefs Filed to Ohio Supreme Court

OLG filed its brief to the Ohio Supreme Court on Friday. The brief in summary noted that when ODNR and the Governor withdrew from the lawsuit, the Attorney General lost standing. Since ODNR is the sole party responsible for the management of Lake Erie, by withdrawing,...

Ohio Lakefront Group Press Conference in Columbus

January 20, 2010 – Republican state lawmakers call on Ohio Department of Natural Resources to stop sending letters demanding lease payments to lakefront property owners on land that they already own. State Legislators Tim Grendell, Tom Patton, Bill Seitz, Nan...

ODNR and Attorney General Respond to Court’s Entry

The Ohio Supreme Court rejected the notion of summarily dismissing the AG’s standing in the case and instead asked that two issues to briefed prior to considering whether or not to take the entire case.  The Entry directed the parties to answer 2 questions: 1....

December 23, 2009 – Ohio Supreme Court Files Entry in Case

It appears that the Court has rejected the notion of summarily dismissing the AG’s standing in the case, but instead wants that issue to be heard prior to it even considering whether or not to take the entire case.  The Entry, signed by Justice Pfeifer, directs...

OLG Files Brief with Ohio Supreme Court

On December 7 OLG filed its brief in response to the Appeals by the Ohio Attorney, the National Wildlife Federation and Ohio Environmental Council, and co-plaintiff Howard Taft. Four points are made in the brief and summarized here: · OLG has no objection to the Ohio...