State ex rel. Lee v. Trumbull County Probate Court

Oral Argument

Lee requests oral argument “pursuant to the terms and provisions of’ S.Ct. Prac.R. IX(2)(B).

We deny Lee’s request for the following reasons. First, S.CiPrac.R. IX(2) does not mandate that the court order oral argument in this case. S.Ct.Prac.R. IX(2)(A) provides that in “an appeal that is not scheduled for oral argument pursuant to Section 1 of this rule, the Supreme Court may order oral argument on the merits either sua sponte or in response to a request by any party.” (Emphasis added.) Second, Lee neither established nor asserted any of the usual factors that might warrant oral…