State ex rel. V.K.B. v. Smith

{¶ 1} Relator, V.K.B., asks the court to issue a writ of prohibition against respondents, the Sandusky County Juvenile Court and Juvenile Court Judge Bradley Smith. We grant the writ against the court, but not against Smith, because he had recused himself from the case before this action was filed. Background

{¶ 2} V.K.B. has legal custody of her minor daughter, J.B., and the two reside in Arizona. We considered a related matter in 2013, after Judge Smith granted an ex parte custody motion filed by J.B.’s paternal grandfather. We granted a writ of prohibition against Judge Smith and the…