Malcolm-Smith v. Goff, Unpublished Decision (10-21-1999)

Plaintiffs Sharon Malcolm Smith, Cheryl Debose, and Dr. Wanda Jean Green appeal from the judgment of the trial court which granted judgment on the pleadings to defendants the State Superintendent of Public Education, the State of Ohio, the Governor of the State of Ohio and Mayor Michael R. White in plaintiffs' action to have Amended Substitute House Bill 269 ("H.B. 269") declared unconstitutional and contrary to the laws of the state and the Charter of the City of Cleveland. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the judgment of the trial court insofar as it upheld the four year delay in…