State ex rel. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas - Ohio Supreme Court Opinion - Ohio Supreme Court Decision

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[Cite as State ex rel. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of
Common Pleas, 90 Ohio St.3d 272, 2000-Ohio-280.]

THE STATE EX REL. PLAIN DEALER PUBLISHING COMPANY v. COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY.
[Cite as State ex rel. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of
Common Pleas (2000), 90 Ohio St.3d 272.]
Complaint dismissed because issue now moot.
(No. 00-301 -- Submitted September 26, 2000 -- Decided November 8, 2000.)
IN PROHIBITION.
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Baker & Hostetler L.L.P., Kyle B. Fleming and Jeffrey T. Williams, for
relator.

Gold, Schwartz & Co., L.P.A., Niki Z. Schwartz, Orville E. Stifel II and
Jennifer E. Schwartz, for respondent.

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Randi
Marie Ostry, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, in support of respondent, for amicus
curiae state of Ohio.

David H. Hoffmann, in support of respondent, for amicus curiae Ohio
Prosecuting Attorneys Association.

Friedman & Gilbert, Terry H. Gilbert, Gordon S. Friedman and George
H. Carr, in support of respondent, for amicus curiae Charles Murray, special
administrator of the estate of Samuel H. Sheppard.
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The cause is dismissed because the issue is now moot.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and LUNDBERG
STRATTON, JJ., concur.

COOK, J., dissents.
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COOK, J., dissenting. I would grant the writ. Though an opinion by this
court at this juncture would not affect the case at bar, the decision could set
parameters for future cases.

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