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Ohio, ex rel. Robert Walgate, Jr., et al. v. John R. Kasich, Governor of Ohio, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Ohio, Franklin County, No. 16AP-737 · judgment June 27, 2017

Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018

Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether a state constitutional provision, which establishes a monopoly by limiting casino gambling to properties owned or controlled by two gambling companies, creates a classification which is not rationally related to a legitimate government purpose in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Thomas W. Connors
Black, McCuskey, Souers, et al

For respondent
Matthew L. Fornshell
Ice Miller, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Oct 01 2018
Petition DENIED.
Jul 11 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
Jun 08 2018
Waiver of right of respondents Intervening Defendants-Appelles Central Ohio Gaming Ventures, LLC and Toledo Gaming Ventures, LLC to respond filed.
Jun 06 2018
Waiver of right of respondents Jack Ohio LLC, JACK Cleveland Casino LLC, and JACK Cincinnati Casino LLC to respond filed.
Jun 05 2018
Waiver of right of respondents John Kasich, et al. to respond filed.
May 22 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 25, 2018)