5 Ohio justices step down from rare-coin case

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http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050518/BREAKINGNEWS/50518023


Five Ohio Supreme Court justices announced today that they have recused themselves from hearing two open records lawsuits that call for disclosure of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation complete rare coin inventory.

The justices were not required to say why they recused themselves from presiding over the suits filed by The Blade and State Sen. Marc Dann, a Youngstown Democrat, asking for details of the coin fund operated by prominent Toledo-area Republican Tom Noe.

Mr. Noe and his wife, Bernadette, have contributed more than $23,000 to the campaigns of the recused justices, Thomas J. Moyer, Evelyn Stratton, Maureen O’Connor, Terrence O’Donnell, and Judith Ann Lanzinger.

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The Noes have contributed $5,250 to the campaigns of Mr. Moyer and Mr. O’Donnell, $5,000 to Ms. Lanzinger, $4,510 to Ms. Stratton, and $3,500 to Ms. O’Connor.

Mr. Noe was also chairman of Ms. Lanzinger’s successful 2004 bid for a seat on the court. Ms. Lanzinger is a former Lucas County Common Pleas judge and Toledo Municipal Court judge.
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can we say Ohio and crime are the same word?

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1. Well that's a big OOPS. How can they fix the case w/out da judge?

:rofl:

These guys must really be frightened of this case.

HOT DAMN! Some good news!