State ex rel. Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Gunn

Appellant contends that a proceeding to enforce a subpoena duces tecum issued by the Civil Rights Commission, pursuant to B. C. 4112.04(B)(6), is governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure and, therefore, must be commenced by the filing of a complaint and issuance of summons.

B. C. 4112.04(B)(6) states:

“In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena, the commission or person at whose request it was issued may petition for its enforcement in the Court of Common Pleas in the county in which the person to whom the subpoena was addressed resides, was served, or transacts business.”

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