Morris v. Lucas County Children Services Board

This cause is before the court on motion of the parties. Susan M. Valade (counsel for appellant, Pamela Morris), after filing a “no merit brief” pursuant to Anders v. California (1967), 386 U.S. 738, has moved this court to withdraw as counsel. Appellee, Lucas County Children Services Board (“board”) has moved for an immediate affirmation of the trial court’s decision or, in the alternative, a motion to dismiss the present appeal.

Although apparently a case of first impression in Ohio, other states have recognized that the procedures enunciated in Anders, supra, are applicable to appeals…