Legal Opinion
Sankey v. Fasano
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided August 6, 2018No. 2018-A-0025PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDiane V. Grendell, J.
{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Robbie Sankey, appeals from the judgment of the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas, dismissing his lawsuit with prejudice for failure to prosecute. The issue to be determined by this court is whether a court can dismiss a civil case filed by an incarcerated individual for failure to prosecute when he was unable to physically appear at trial and no alternative methods for appearance were considered. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment of the lower court and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
{¶ 2} On June 7, 2017, Sankey…
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