[Cite as Cleveland v. State, 2008-Ohio-2655.]
Court of Appeals of Ohio
EIGHTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA
JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION
Nos. 89486 and 89565
CITY OF CLEVELAND, ET AL.
PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS
vs.
STATE OF OHIO, ET AL.
DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES
JUDGMENT:
REVERSED AND REMANDED
Civil Appeal from the
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Case Nos. CV-590414 and CV-590463
BEFORE: Celebrezze, J., Calabrese, P.J., and Rocco, J.
RELEASED:
May 22, 2008
JOURNALIZED: June 2, 2008
[Cite as Cleveland v. State, 2008-Ohio-2655.]
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS
Robert J. Triozzi, Director of Law
Gary S. Singletary, Assistant Director of Law
Joseph G. Hajjar, Assistant Director of Law
Thomas J. Kaiser, Chief Trial Counsel
City of Cleveland
601 Lakeside Avenue
Room 106
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1077
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES
State of Ohio
Office of the Attorney General
BY: Pearl M. Chin, Assistant Attorney General
Constitutional Offices Section
30 East Broad Street
16th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3400
BY: Sharon A. Jennings, Assistant Attorney General
Chief Counsel's Staff
30 East Broad Street
17th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3428
AMICUS CURIAE, OAPFF
Henry A. Arnett
Livorno and Arnett Co., L.P.A.
1335 Dublin Road
Suite 108B
Columbus, Ohio 43215
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[Cite as Cleveland v. State, 2008-Ohio-2655.]
FOR CLEVELAND FIREFIGHTERS, ET AL.
Joseph W. Diemert, Jr.
Thomas M. Hanculak
Daniel A. Powell
Joseph W. Diemert, Jr. & Associates Co.
1360 S.O.M. Center Road
Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124-2189
FOR CLEVELAND POLICE PATROLMEN'S ASSOCIATION
Patrick A. D'Angelo
2000 Standard Building
1370 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
FOR FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, ET AL.
Ryan J. Lemmerbrock
Robert M. Phillips
Susannah Muskovitz
Faulkner, Muskovitz & Phillips, L.L.P.
820 West Superior Avenue
Ninth Floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1800
N.B. This entry is an announcement of the court's decision.