Johnson v. Greene Cty. Drug Task Force

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[Cite as Johnson v. Greene Cty. Drug Task Force, 91 Ohio St.3d 199, 2001-Ohio251.] JOHNSON, APPELLEE, v. GREENE COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE ET AL., APPELLANTS. [Cite as Johnson v. Greene Cty. Drug Task Force (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 199.] Court of appeals judgment affirmed due to want of a final appealable order. (Nos. 00-472 and 00-481 Submitted November 29, 2000 Decided March 28, 2001.) CERTIFIED by and APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Greene County, No. 99CA-61. __________________ The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed because there is a want of a final appealable order. Stevens v. Ackman (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 182, ___ N.E.2d ___. MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. __________________ Gregory A. Shell, for appellee. Suzanne M. Schmidt, Greene County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Civil Division, for appellant Greene County Drug Task Force. Jenks, Surdyk & Cowdrey Co., L.P.A., and Jeffrey C. Turner, for appellants Richard Bishop, William Schenck, David Mesaros, Robert Hendrix, Greene County Prosecutor s Office, Greene County Sheriff s Office, and Detective Larry Fletcher. Freund, Freeze & Arnold, Neil F. Freund and Lynnette Pisone Ballato, for appellants city of Xenia and Detective Richard Thomas. SUPREME COURT OF OHIO Bieser, Greer & Landis, L.L.P., James H. Greer and Joseph C. Oehlers, for appellant city of Fairborn. Dinsmore & Shohl, L.L.P., and Gary E. Becker, for appellant city of Beavercreek. John E. Gotherman, Barry M. Byron and Stephen L. Byron, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Municipal League. Bricker & Eckler L.L.P., Kurtis A. Tunnell and Anne Marie Sferra, urging reversal for amicus curiae, County Commissioners Association of Ohio. Law Offices of Nicholas E. Subashi, Nicholas E. Subashi and David J. Arens, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Arthur J. Marziale, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Attorney General. Reminger & Reminger Co., L.P.A., and Nick C. Tomino, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Government Risk Management Plan. William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Kathleen A. Martin, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging reversal for amici curiae, Cuyahoga County and Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association. Walter & Haverfield, P.L.L., R. Todd Hunt and Barbara Marburger, urging reversal for amici curiae, Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, Ohio Township Association, and Cuyahoga County Law Directors Association. Paul L. Cox, Chief Counsel, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, Inc. R. Sean Grayson, General Counsel, and Kimm A. Massengill, Associate General Counsel, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Council 8, AFSCME, AFL-CIO. __________________ 2

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