In re Stokes

Annotate this Case
Download PDF
[Cite as In re Stokes, 2006-Ohio-4026.] IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO VICTIMS OF CRIME DIVISION www.cco.state.oh.us IN RE: CRAIG A. STOKES : Case No. V2005-80673 PAULA WILHELM : ORDER OF A THREECOMMISSIONER PANEL CRAIG A. STOKES : Applicants : : : : : : {¶ 1} The applicants filed a reparations application seeking reimbursement of expenses as a result of a September 15, 2004 assault incident. the applicants On May 16, 2005, the Attorney General granted an award in the unreimbursed allowable expense. amount of $3,713.18 for On June 3, 2005, the applicants filed a request for reconsideration. On October 3, 2005, the Attorney General granted the applicants an additional award in the amount of $337.92 for unreimbursed allowable expense. On October 18, 2005, the applicants filed a notice of appeal to the Attorney General s October 3, 2005 Final Decision. 2006, the Attorney General filed a On April 28, supplemental memorandum indicating that the applicants incurred an additional loss in the amount of $2,189.00 for a total award amount of $2,526.92. Hence, this matter was heard by this panel of three commissioners on May 18, 2006 at 11:10 A.M. {¶ 2} Applicants counsel and an Assistant Attorney General attended the hearing panel s consideration. and presented The brief Assistant comments Attorney for the General Case No. V2005-80673 -1- ORDER reiterated her position, which was noted in the April 28, 2006 supplemental memorandum, that the applicants incurred additional economic loss in the amount of $2,189.00. Applicants counsel raised no objection to the Attorney General s recommendation. The panel chairman concluded the hearing. {¶ 3} From review consideration given of to the all file the and with information full and presented hearing, this panel makes the following determination. careful at the We find that the applicants incurred additional economic loss in the amount of $2,189.00. Therefore, the October 3, 2005 decision of the Attorney General shall be modified to grant the applicants an award in the amount of $2,526.92 ($337.92 + $2,189.00) for unreimbursed economic loss. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT 1) The October 3, 2005 decision of the Attorney General is MODIFIED to render judgment in favor of the applicants in the amount of $2,526.92; 2) This claim is remanded to the Attorney General for payment of the award; 3) This applicants order right is to entered file a without prejudice supplemental to the compensation application, within five years of this order, pursuant to R.C. 2743.68; Case No. V2005-80673 -1- ORDER 4) Costs are assumed by the court of claims victims of crime fund. _______________________________________ GREGORY P. BARWELL Commissioner _______________________________________ JAMES H. HEWITT III Commissioner _______________________________________ RANDI OSTRY LE HOTY Commissioner ID #\7-dld-tad-051806 A copy of the foregoing was personally served upon the Attorney General and sent by regular mail to Sandusky County Prosecuting Attorney and to: Filed 7-17-2006 Jr. Vol. 2261, Pgs. 5 - 7 To S.C Reporter 8-3-2006 Case No. V2005-80673 -1- ORDER

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.