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Court

Cuyahoga County

Ohio

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Case Information

Filed 2023-09-20
Status INACTIVE
Type Contract Business
Docket 24 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Mario Blue
Defendant Cleveland Public Power
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Judge

Hon. KATHLEEN ANN SUTULA

Cuyahoga County (OH)

Ohio

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Docket Entries

  1. COMPLAINT (BREACH OF CONTRACT AND AFFIDAVIT) FILED. SERVICE REQUEST - SUMMONS BY CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE DEFENDANT(S).
  2. JUDGMENT ENTRY(53188766) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: MARIO BLUE 4212 EAST 186TH STREET CLEVELAND, OH 44122-0000
  3. JUDGMENT ENTRY(53188765) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: LEWIS R. SMOOT III [email protected]
  4. JUDGMENT ENTRY(53188764) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: LEWIS R. SMOOT III [email protected]
  5. JUDGMENT ENTRY(53188763) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: JAMES R. RUSSELL [email protected]
  6. JUDGMENT ENTRY(53188762) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: JAMES R. RUSSELL [email protected]
  7. THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT ON DEFENDANT CLEVELAND PUBLIC POWER'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PLEAD AND MOTION TO DISMISS. PRO SE LITIGANTS ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW AND LEGAL PROCEDURES AND THEY ARE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARD AS LITIGANTS WHO ARE REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL. ADDLEMAN V. O'MALLEY, 8TH DIST. CUYAHOGA NO. 110173, 2021-OHIO-4429, CITING STATE EX REL. FULLER V. MENGEL, 100 OHIO ST.3D 352, 2003-OHIO-6448, 800 N.E.2D 25. DEFENDANT IS NON SUI JURIS AND, AS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, CANNOT BE SUED SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE CITY. SMITH V. MCBRIDGE, 10TH DIST. FRANKLIN NO. 09AP-571, 2010-OHIO-1222. FURTHERMORE, THE COMPLAINT FAILS TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF CAN BE GRANTED. BASED ON THE FOREGOING, DEFENDANT'S MOTIONS ARE HEREBY GRANTED. PURSUANT TO CIV.R. 58(B), THE CLERK OF COURTS IS DIRECTED TO SERVE THIS JUDGMENT IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY CIV.R. 5(B). THE CLERK MUST INDICATE ON THE DOCKET THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PARTIES, THE METHOD OF SERVICE, AND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SERVICE. NOTICE ISSUED
  8. NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, FILED D1 CLEVELAND PUBLIC POWER LEWIS R. SMOOT III 0101396. NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF ADDITIONAL COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT CLEVELAND PUBLIC POWER
  9. BRIEF IN OPPOSITION FILED BY D1 CLEVELAND PUBLIC POWER JAMES R. RUSSELL 0075499 OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR DEFAULT
  10. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE ANSWER INSTANTER 02/29/2024 - GRANTED
  11. DEFAULT HEARING SET FOR 1/10/2024 AT 11:00 A.M. ALL PARTIES TO APPEAR IN PERSON. PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL TO BRING IN THE FOLLOWING: 1. PROOF OF SERVICE; 2. CLIENT'S AFFIDAVIT AND PROOF OF DAMAGES; 3. PREPARED JUDGMENT ENTRY; 4. COPY OF LETTER TO DEFENDANT(S) RE HEARING AND THAT JUDGMENT MAY BE RENDERED. NOTICE ISSUED
  12. PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT 03/12/2024 - UNKNOWN
  13. USPS RECEIPT NO. 51913048 DELIVERED BY USPS 09/26/2023 CLEVELAND PUBLIC POWER PROCESSED BY COC 10/04/2023.
  14. SUMS COMPLAINT(51913048) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: CLEVELAND PUBLIC POWER 1300 LAKESIDE AVENUE CLEVELAND, OH 44114-0000
  15. WRIT FEE
  16. JUDGE KATHLEEN ANN SUTULA ASSIGNED (RANDOM)
  17. LEGAL RESEARCH
  18. LEGAL AID
  19. COURT SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND
  20. COMPUTER FEE
  21. CLERK'S FEE
  22. LEGAL NEWS
  23. AFFIDAVIT OF INDIGENCY, FILED
  24. CASE FILED

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