The State of Ohio’s objection to the transfer of the case to Judge Suster’s Docket. At this point the court has already decided transfer the civil case from Judge Kathleen Sutula’s Docket to Judge Suster’s. The State objects to that transfer, arguing that the case assignment should be subject to random draw because the criminal case and civil case are not related.
The court denied this motion on 2/5/1997; see docke