State Ex Rel. Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. v. Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas

{¶ 1} This is an original action for a writ of prohibition to prevent a common pleas court and one of its judges from proceeding in a civil case arising from a public utility’s charge for and threatened termination of service to a residential customer. Because the court and judge patently and unambiguously lack jurisdiction to proceed in the pending civil case because the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has exclusive initial jurisdiction over rate- and service-related claims, we grant a peremptory writ of prohibition.

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{¶ 2} Relator, Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. (“Duke Energy”), is a…