State ex rel. West v. McDonnell

{¶ 1} Relator-appellant, Timothy West (“West”), and his brother, Todd West, filed separate, nearly identical actions in the Eighth District Court of Appeals, each seeking a writ of prohibition against respondent-appellee, Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court Judge Nancy McDonnell. The court of appeals granted Judge McDonnell’s motion to dismiss both actions. The brothers filed separate, timely appeals with this court.

{¶ 2} Because the facts surrounding the brothers’ convictions and the forfeiture of their property are nearly identical, we adopt the facts set forth in our opinion in Todd West’s case,…