Staples v. Ohio Civil Service Employees Ass'n

This is an appeal by appellants (and cross-appellees), Seth Staples, Director of the Hamilton County Department of Human Services, the Hamilton County Department of Human Services, and members of the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners, from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas sustaining the motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction of appellee (and cross-appellant) State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”).

This case involves an election held among the employees of the Hamilton County Department of Human Services pursuant to a petition for representation filed by…