Ex Rel. Richter v. State Medical Bd. of Ohio, 07ap-927 (5-22-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Ronald J. Richter, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas denying him an award of attorney fees under R.C. 2335.39. For the following reasons, we affirm.

{¶ 2} In early 1994, Richter, then a licensed physician, admitted to taking fentanyl from a hospital pharmacy, using the fentanyl, and then falsely documenting that he had administered the fentanyl to his patients. Richter pled guilty to criminal charges resulting from his actions and entered into a treatment program. Upon learning of Richter's indictment on drug-related charges, the State…