Walters v. Enrichment Center of Wishing Well, Inc.

The question certified for our review is “whether the denial of an asserted statutory privilege of confidentiality is a special proceeding for purposes of R.C. 2505.02 and therefore a final appealable order.” For the reasons which follow, we answer the certified question in the negative. Since we find that the court of appeals was without jurisdiction to entertain the appeal, we vacate the judgment of the court of appeals and dismiss the appeal.

Section 3(B)(2), Article IV of the Ohio Constitution limits appellate jurisdiction to review of judgments and final orders by providing:

“Courts of…