State Ex Rel. Cochran v. Boardman Township Board of Trustees

{¶ 1} Relator, Jack Cochran, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, seeking an order compelling respondent, the Boardman Township Board of Trustees, to promote Cochran, then a Boardman Township police sergeant, to the rank of lieutenant, effective May 19, 2010, along with an order directing the board of trustees to compensate him for all back pay, benefits, attorney fees, and costs. The Ohio Patrolman’s Benevolent Association (“OPBA”), the union representing Boardman Township police officers, intervened as a respondent. The parties filed stipulations of fact along with cross-motions for…