Jii v. Rhodes

OPINION AND ORDER

DUNCAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff Luke Jii, a permanent resident alien, instituted this action seeking to establish his right to become a notary public in the State of Ohio. More specifically, plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that R.C. 147.02 is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment insofar as it requires applicants for appointment to the office of Notary Public to be citizens of the United States. Plaintiff has further requested that this Court permanently enjoin defendants from enforcing that statutory requirement.

Jurisdiction

Pla…