Rieger v. Rieger, 21784 (5-11-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Respondent-appellant Joseph Rieger appeals pro se from an order of the trial court denying his motion to seal the record of a consensual civil protection order (CPO) issued against him. For the following reasons, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

I

{¶ 2} In 1998 petitioner-appellee Cathy Rieger sought a CPO against Mr. Rieger, to whom she had been married. With the advice of counsel, Mr. Rieger consented to the issuance of a CPO for a period of five years. One year after the CPO expired, Mr. Rieger filed a motion asking the trial court to seal the record of the CPO. The…