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STATE EX REL. KENT LANHAM,

Relator, : Case Number 2012-0131 V. DANNY R. BUBP, STATE : Original Action in Mandamus REPRESENTATIVE

Respondent.

MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

On April 9, 2012, undersigned counsel was served with Relator's notice to take the

deposition upon oral examination of Respondent Danny R. Bubp. Respondent objects to the

notice and hereby moves for a protective order on the groundthat he is a public official, that his

deposition is unnecessary given the narrow scope of the issues presented in this matter, that his

deposition will not and is not calculated to lead to the discovery of any admissible evidence, and

that the intended scope of the deposition is directed at privileged and confidential

communications. A memorandum of law in support of this motion is attached.

Respectfully submitted,

MIKE DEWINE (****) Ohio Attorney General F L ^D APIOI 16 2012 Jef ry W. Clark (0017319) * ounse ofRecord CLERK OF COURT R. Lesperance (0085765) SUPREME COURT OF OHIO It Attorneys General Constitutional Offices Section 30 East Broad Street, 16`h Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 466-2872 (614) 728-7592 (fax) Jefferv clark(^a ohioattorneygeneral.QOv JeanninelesperanoegohioattornevQeneral.gov

Attorneys for Respondent Danny R. Bubp, State Representative

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STATE EX REL. KENT LANHAM,

Relator, : Case Number 2012-0131 V.

DANNY R. BUBP, STATE Original Action in Mandamus REPRESENTATIVE

Respondent.

MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

On April 9, 2012, undersigned counsel was served with Relator's notice to take the deposition upon oral examination of Respondent Danny R. Bubp. Respondent objects to the notice and hereby moves for a protective order pursuant to Civ. R. 26(C) on the ground that he is a public official, that his deposition is unnecessary given the narrow scope of the issues

presented in this matter, that his deposition will not lead and is not calculated to lead to the

discovery of any admissible evidence, and that the intended scope of the deposition is directed at

privileged and confidential communications.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Relator delivered a public records request (the "Request") to Respondent, who is a State

Representative, at the Riffe State Office Tower on or about November 17, 2011. Cmplt. ¶ 6. On

January 18, 2012, legal staff in the office of the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives

circulated a proposed response to the Request. Exh. G, pp. 1-68. On January 24, 2012, Relator

filed this action in mandamus to compel a response to the Request. Cmplt. On January 25,

2012, the House Republican CaucusPublic Inquires Officer sent a response to the Request to

2 Relator's counsel, Curt Hartman. Exh. G, pp. 138-139. In the initial response to the Request,

pp. 2-68. sixty-seven pages of records were produced, and none were withheld as privileged. Id.,

On February 11, 2012, Relator's counsel contacted counsel for Respondent with some

questions regarding the completeness of the response. Exh. B. Respondent's counsel answered

On February 21, 2012, Respondent's counsel those questions on February 16, 2012. Id.

informed Relator's counsel that Respondent's staff located an additional 33 pages of potentially

responsive documents. Exh. C. Two pages of those documents were released to Relator. The

remaining thirty-one pages were withheld as covered by the attorney-client privilege. Id.

On February 27, 2012, Relator served Respondent with discovery requests, including

interrogatory number one, seeking a privilege log with respect to the thirty-one pages withheld

from the supplemental response to the Request. Exh. D. Respondent provided Relator with such

a log on Apri15, 2012, and, at Relator's request, with an amended log (including identification of

the "client") on Apri19, 2012. Exhs. E, F.

Counsel for Respondent contacted Relator's counsel to avoid the necessity of filing this

motion. Respondent offered to cooperate in arranging the deposition of the staff who actually

worked on the Request. Relator's counsel was informed that Respondent Bubp did not

personally work on the response to the Request. Indeed, in the ordinary course public records

requests directed to sitting legislators are handed by legislative staff and the House public

records officer. The decisions regarding attomey-client privilege with respect to the Request

were made by undersigned counsel at the Attorney General's office. It is the understanding of

undersigned counsel that Relator's counsel nevertheless believes that the deposition is necessary

to probe the assertion of privilege as to the thirty-one pages of documents withheld from release

on February 21, 2012.

3 On April 9, 2012, Relator served a notice to take the deposition of Representative Bupb on April 17,2012. Exh. A. LAW AND ARGUMENT

1. Representative Bubp has no non-privileged information relevant to Relator's Complaint. which is relevant to Parties "may obtain discovery regarding any matter, not privileged, 128 Ohio the subject matter involved in the pending action...." Ward v. Summa Health Sys.,

St. 3d 212, 2010-Ohio-6275, ¶ 12 (emphasis sic.); Civ. R. 26(B)(1). Discovery also must be

Even if the information sought is "reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence." Id.

relevant, however, "Civ. R. 26 clearly excludes privileged information from the general rule of

122 Ohio St. 3d 399, 2009- discovery." Roe v. Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region,

Ohio-2973, ¶ 28.

Although the vast majority of Relator's allegations in his 83-paragraph complaint are

directed at Relator's apparently personal and strongly held views about whether Representative

Bubp properly holds dual public positions as a Mayor's Court Magistrate and State

the only cause of action Relator pleads in his complaint is Representative, see, generally, Cmplt.,

a prayer for a writ of mandamus requiring Respondent to produce records in response to

Relator's public records Request. Cmplt. at 13. Relator must show that he is entitled to

State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Daniels, Respondent's performance of a "clear legal duty."

108 Ohio St. 3d 518, 2006-Ohio-1215, ¶ 29. Respondent's counsel and staff have produced all

of the non-privileged records responsive to the request, thus rendering the mandamus claim

Ohio Supreme Court No. 2011-1483, slip. op., 2012-Ohio- moot.Exh. G; Strothers v. Norton,

1007, ¶ 13. Relator bears the burden to submit clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.

Id.

4 Relator ostensibly seeks testimony from Representative Bubp regarding the thirty-one pages of documents withheld on the basis of attorney-client privilege. Substantial information has already been provided to Relator in the form of a log in response to Relator's interrogatory

number one.Exhs. E, F. Respondent also offered to produce such pages to the Court for in-

camera review. Exh. H, p. 3. Beyond the information provided in the logs, Representative Bubp

cannot answer any further questions about the content of the privileged documents without

revealing privileged information. The civil rules do not permit Relator to take discovery of

privileged information. Civ. R. 26.

To the extent that Relator seeks testimony regarding how the Request was processed,

Representative Bubp is not an appropriate witness. Relator has been informed that the Request

was processed by Representative Bubp's legislative staff and the public records officers of the

Ohio House of Representatives. This is evident from Representative Bubp's responses to

Relator's requests for discovery. Exhs. E, F, H.

Read in context with the complaint, it appears most likely that Relator wants to depose

Representative Bubp with respect to Relator's underlying personal grievance regarding

Representative Bubp's position as a Mayor's Court Magistrate. But the merits of that grievance

bear no relevance whatsoever to this mandamus action, which concerns only the timeliness and

completeness of the response provided to Relator's Request. To the extent that Relator seeks

Representative Bubp's testimony regarding this underlying grievance, Relator's notice of

deposition should be barred on the ground that it is directly solely at annoyance, embarrassment,

Nos. 56155, 56837, 57816, and oppression of Respondent. Civ. R. 26(C); see also Lash v. Lash,

1990 Ohio App. LEXIS 642, * 13 (8th Dist. Feb. 22, 1990) (deposition properly barred when the

testimony sought bore no relevance to issue before the court). For the same reasons, requiring

5 Representative Bubp to take time from his taxing schedule to sit for the deposition would pose an

Moreover, Relator is aware that the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee, in undue burden. Id.

December 2004, opined informally that no legal impediment prohibits Representative Bubp from serving as a Mayor's Court Magistrate while serving as an elected State Representative. Exh. G, pp. 4-5. Because Representative Bubp possesses no information that would either be admissible with respect to the processing of the Request or invocation of privilege, and his testimony is

likewise not reasonably calculated to lead to any admissible evidence, his objection to the notice

of deposition should be sustained and a protective order issued barring the deposition.

II. Even if Representative Bubp had relevant information, as a high-ranking government official, he should not be subject to deposition unless Relator demonstrates a compelling reason for his testimony.

In addition, Representative Bubp should not be required to testify absent extreme and

extraordinary circumstances. Numerous courts have held that requiring a high-ranking

government official to testify, absent extreme and extraordinary circumstances, is contrary to

313 U.S. 409, 421 (1940) (prohibiting deposition of public policy. See United States v. Morgan, 489 F.3d 417, 423 (Is` Cir. 2007) (same, Secretary of Agriculture); Bogan v. City of Boston, 197 F.3d 310, 313 (8`' Cir. 1999)(same, Attorney General Mayor); In re United States (Holder), 58 F.3d 1055, 1060 (5s' Cir. 1995)(same, three FDIC and Deputy Attorney General); In re FDIC, 766 F.2d 575, 586 (D.C.Cir.1985) Directors); Simplex Time Recorder Co. v. Secretary of Labor, 669 F.2d 542, 546 (8th Cir. (same, four officials from Department of Labor); Sweeney v. Bond, Civil Action No. 10-1820, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1982) (same, Governor); Furey v. Wolfe, Jameson v. Oakland 16465, *16-17 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 18, 2011) (same, police commissioner);

Case No. 10-10366, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6312, *4-5 (E.D. Mich. Jan. 24, 2011) County,

6 Civil Action No. 08-cv-15147, 2010 (same, sheriff); Murray v. United States Dep't of Treasury, United U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48692, *7-9 (E.D. Mich. May 18, 2010)(same, Treasury Secretary);

Supp. 2d 309, 316 (D. N.J. 2009) (same, former States v. Sensient Colors, Inc., 649 F.

govern.ment officials). This principle was recognized and applied by the Ohio Supreme Court in

117 Ohio St. 3d 1210, State ex rel. Summit County Republican Party Exec. Comm. v. Brunner,

151 Vt. 609, 613, 563 A.2d 629, 632 (1989); State ex 2008-Ohio-1035, ¶ 4, citing Monti v. State, 197 W. Va. 154, 475 S.E.2d 154 (1996) (permitting deposition where rel. Paige v. Canady,

extraordinary circumstances warranted deposition of the Ohio Secretary of State).

Representative Bubp is a high ranking government official as evidenced by the

establishment of his office by Section 2, Article II of the Ohio Constitution, which provides,

"Representatives shall be elected biennially by the electors of the respective House of

Representatives districts." As a state official whose office finds its genesis in the Ohio

Constitution, Representative Bubp is entitled to the privileges and immunities of a high-ranking

government official. The policy behind the rule protecting high-ranking governmental officials from

compelled testimony is to protect such persons from undue burden and to "protect public 986 F.2d 898, 904 officials from the constant distraction of testifying in lawsuits." In re Stone,

(5t" Cir. 1993). This policy serves the "important public policy favoring the conservation of

Alex v. Jasper government resources and the protection of orderly governmental operations."

(E.D. Pa. 1986), 115 F.R.D. 156, 158-159. If high-ranking officials could be Wyman & Son required to appear personally and testify in every case concerning the government, then the

orderly working of the govenvnent would be greatly hampered.

To properly balance the interests of litigants and governmental offices, courts have

7 required the party seeking the testimony of the high-ranking government official to make a clear

showing that the government official possesses personal knowledge that is essential to his case See and that the information sought cannot be acquired through other less burdensome sources.

669 F.2d at 546; Martin v. Valley Nat'l In re United States (Holder), 197 F.3d at 314; Sweeney, 140 F.R.D. 291, 314 (S.D.N.Y. 1991). Before seeking to depose a high- Bank of Arizona,

ranking official, the party seeking discovery must, at a minimum, "pursue other sources to obtain

489 F.3d at 424 (request for Mayor's deposition "founders" relevant information." Bogan, see where plaintiff failed to seek the information from lower level govemment employees first);

197 F.3d at 314 (proponent must "establish at a minimum that [the witnesses] also Holder, possess information essential to his case which is not obtainable from another source.").

Therefore, in the absence of any showing by Relator that, (1) Representative Bubp possesses

unique personal knowledge regarding the issues presented on mandamus, and (2) such

information cannot be obtained from lower level state employees, Representative Bubp is

entitled to a protective order preventing his deposition in this action. Respondent invited Relator

to depose the public information officers who actually worked to compile the response to his

Request; to date, Relator has noticed only the deposition of Representative Bubp himself.

In short, Representative Bubp's testimony is not essential to this case; indeed, as

explained above it is not even relevant. Nor can Relator show that he cannot obtain the

information he seeks from another witness.

III. CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, Respondent respectfully moves this Court to enter a protective

order barring the deposition of Representative Danny R. Bubp in connection with this case.

Respectfully submitted,

8 MICHAEL DEWINE Ohio Attorney General

Jef ry W. k (0017319) Counsel Record Je ine R. esperance (0085765) Assis ttorneys General Constitutional Offices Section 30 East Broad Street, 16th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 466-2872 (614) 728-7592 (fax) Jeffery ctarkgohioattorneygeneral.¢ov [email protected] Attorneys for Respondent Danny R. Bubp, State Representative

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Motion for Protective Order and

Memorandum in Support was sent by electronic mail and U.S. mail on April I b, 2012 to:

Je i e R. Lesperance (0085765) A sist t Attorney General

9 3Jn the 6UpreITCe COUrt of ®biD

STATE EX REL. KENT LANHAM,

Relator, : Case Number 2012-0131 V.

DANNY R. BUBP, STATE : Original Action in Mandamus REPRESENTATIVE

Respondent.

AFFIDAVIT OF JEANNINE R. LESPERANCE

I, Jeannine R. Lesperance, having been first duly sworn, state as follows:

1. I am over the age of eighteen and am competent to testify to the facts in this affidavit

which are based on my personal knowledge.

2. I am co-counsel for Respondent Danny R. Bubp in this matter.

3. Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the notice of deposition received by the Ohio

Attorney General's Office seeking to depose Respondent Danny R. Bubp.

4. Exhibits B and C are true and correct copies of electronic mail correspondence among

counsel for Respondent and counsel for Relator.

5. Exhibit D is a true and correct copy of the Discovery Requests served by Relator on

Respondent in this matter.

6. Exhibits E and F are true and correct copies of the original and corrected responses to

Relator's interrogatory number one. 7. Exhibit G is a true and correct copy of excerpts from documents produced to Relator by

Respondent in this matter in response to Relator's discovery requests.

8. Exhibit H is a true and correct copy of Respondent's written response to Relator's

requests for discovery, as corrected to update the response to interrogatory number one.

FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NAUGHT.

e R. Lesperance

Sworn to and subscribed in my presence on April 16, 2012.

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STATE EX REL. KENT LANHAM,

Relator, : Case Number 2012-0131

DANNY R. BUBP, STATE Original Action in Mandamus REPRESENTATIVE

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STATE EX REL. KENT LANHAM,

Relator, : Case Number 2012-0131 V.

DANNY R. BUBP, STATE : Original Action in Mandamus REPRESENTATIVE

Respondent.

EXHIBIT B Jeannine Lesperance

From: Jeannine Lesperance Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:30 AM To: 'Curt Hartman'; Jeff Clark Cc: Lenzo, Mike Subject: RE: State ex rel Lanham v. Bubp, Ohio Supreme Court, Case No. 2012-0131 Attachments: House Public Records Policy.pdf; House Records Retention Schedule.pdf

Mr. Hartman,

In further xesponse to your inquiry below, I am informed as follows:

1, 2, and 3: None of the refexenced records still exists. They were properly destroyed per the House's public records policy and schedule., which allows destruction of that record series (LEG 21) when they are no longer of administrative value. The computer backups for that time period have long been overwritten as well.

4: The reference in the email on page 67 is to Advisory Opinion 2009-7 from the Supreme Court of Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievance and Discipline dealing with domestic relations court magistrates serving on city counci] at the same time. The advisory opinion was included in the records release on pages 63-66 of the pdf.

Thank you.

Jeannine Lesperance

Jeannine R. Lesperance Principal Assistant Attorney General - Constitutional Offices Cffice of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Office number: 614-466-2872 Fax number: 614-728-7592 Direct number: 614-466-1853 Zeannine Lesoerance@OhioAttornevGeneral.;rov

Confidentiality Notice: This message is intended for use only by the individual or entity to whom or which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by telephone.

From: Curt Hartman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:49 PM To: Damian Sikora; Jeannine Lesperance Subject: State ex rel Lanham v. Bubp, Ohio Supreme Court, Case No. 2012-0131

Counsel - I wanted to touch base with you in an effort to expedite the potential for mediation to resolve this public records case. Prior to your entry of appearance, I talked to Mike Lenzo concerrting the sufficiency of the production, indicating that the production appeared to be incomplete. In the event that Mike failed to relay to you the issues I raised with him, I wanted to pass them along to you, as well. 1 In reviewing the records that were produced - but only after commencement of the public records mandamus action - it appears that additional records should have been produced. As the records were produced to me in a pdf-format, I will presume that they were provided to you in the same format and, thus, for ease of reference, will include a reference to a page number that corresponds to the page in the pdf-file. As for the issue of potentially additional outstanding records, I would note the following:

1. Page 1, an e-mail from Erica Wilson (legislative aide to Mr. Bubp) dated October 30, 2009, and directed to Nathan Slonaker (legislative aid to Rep. Batchelder). The subject line indicates that this e-mail was forwarded from a previously received e-mail. Yet, this earlier e-mail has not yet been produced.

2. Page 4, an e-mail from Erica Wilson (legislative aide to Mr. Bubp) dated November 10, 2009, and directed to Mary Jane Campbell (who works in Mr. Bubp's private law practice). As with #1 above, the subject line indicates that this e-mail was forwarded from a previously received e-mail. Yet, this earlier e-mail has not yet been produced.

3. Page 7, in a letter from Rep. Batchler to Chris Redfern, Rep. Batchler makes the claim that Mr. Bubp "sought counsel on this matter over give years ago, receiving the go-ahead to serve as magistrate ... from Tony Bledsoe." Absent from any production of records in this case are any records documenting a request being tendered to Mr. Bledsoe or a corresponding response to Mr. Bubp. In fact, the only document from the time frame of 2004 is what appears to be a generic letter dated "December XX, 2004" and which simply addresses whether the ethics laws and the Legislative Code of Ethic prohibit a member of the General Assembly from also serving as a mayor's court magistrate. (It is noteworthy, that this generic letter does not even begin to address the constitution provision which Mr. Bubp continues to violate or the effect of R.C. 102.26 (both of which are outside the jurisdiction of JLEC).) But missing from the request are any records documenting correspondence, communications, etc., that document Mr. Bubp seeking the counsel to which Rep. Batchelder references.

4. Page 67, an e-mail from Erica Wilson (legislative aide to Mr. Bubp) dated January 12, 2010, and directed to Mike Lenzo, wherein Ms. Wilson references the "magistrate ruling". Yet, there are no other records concerning the refenced "magistrate ruling".

As indicated above, I am undertaking this effort at this time to expedite the mediation process, if that is possible. I'd appreciate you looking into the issues raised above. Hopefully we can have them resolved prior to the mediation.

Sincerely, Curt Hartman

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STATE EX REL. KENT LANHAM,

Relator, : Case Number 2012-0131 V.

DANNY R. BUBP, STATE : Original Action in Mandamus REPRESENTATIVE

Respondent.

F,XHIBIT C Jeannine Lesperance

From: Jeff Clark Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:41 PM To: 'Curt Hartman'; Jeannine Lesperance Cc: Lenzo, Mike ([email protected]) v. Bubp, Ohio Supreme Court, Case No. 2012-0131 Subject: FW: State ex rel Lanham Attachments: Hartman Release Additional Records 2-21-12.pdf

Dear Mr. Hartman,

Our client has found 33 pages of additional documents responsive to your request. All but two of those pages consist of ex attorney-client privileged material, and the other 31 pages will be withheld on that basis in their entirety. See State ex rel. Thomas v. Ohio State Univ., 71 rel. Leslie v. Ohio Hous. Fin. Agency, 105 Ohio St.3d 261, 2005-Ohio-1508; State Ohio St.3d 245, 1994-Ohio-261; and Reed V. Baxter (6th Cir. 1998), 134 F.3d 351.

The two pages not subject to the privilege are attached as a.pdf file to this e-mail. We believe that this completes the provision of records responsive to your public records request. Please let us know if you have any additional questions.

Jeff Clark Principal Attorney, Constitutional Offices Section Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine PHONE 614.466.2872 FAX 614.728.7592 EMAIL ieff clarkOohioattornevoeneral.oov

30 East Broad Street, Floor 16 Columbus, Ohio 43215 www ohioattorneyaeneral.aov

From: Jeannine Lesperance Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:30 AM To: 'Curt Hartman'; Jeff Clark Cc: Lenzo, Mike Subject: RE: State ex rel Lanham v. Bubp, Ohio Supreme Court, Case No. 2012-0131

Mr. Hartman,

In further response to your inquiry below, I am informed as follows:

1, 2, and 3: None of the referenced records still exists. They were properly destroyed per the House's public records poGcy and schedule., which allows destruction of that record series (LEG 21) when they are no longer of adnvnistrative value. The computer backups for that time period have long been overwritten as well.

4: The refexence in the email on page 67 is to Advisory Opinion 2009-7 from the Supreme Court of Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievance and Discipline dealing with domestic relations court magistrates serving on city council at the same time. The advisory opinion was included in the records release on pages 63-66 of the pdf.

Thank you.

Jeannine Lesperance

1 Jeannine R. Lesperance Principal Assistant Attorney General - Constitutional Offices Office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Office number: 614-466-2872 Fax number: 614-728-7592 Direct number: 614-466-1853 Jeannine [email protected]

In reviewing the records that were produced - but only after commencement of the public records mandamus action - it appears that additional records should have been produced. As the records were produced to me in a pdf-format, I will presume that they were provided to you in the same format and, thus, for ease of reference, will include a reference to a page number that corresponds to the page in the pdf-file. As for the issue of potentially additional outstanding records, I would note the following:

3. Page 7, in a letter from Rep. Batchler to Chris Redfern, Rep. Batchler makes the claim that Mr. Bubp "sought counsel on this matter over give years ago, receiving the go-ahead to serve as magistrate ... from Tony Bledsoe." Absent from any production of records in this case are any records documenting a request being tendered to Mr. Bledsoe or a corresponding response to Mr. Bubp. In fact, the only document from the time frame of 2004 is what appears to be a generic letter dated "December XX, 2004" and which simply addresses whether the ethics laws and the Legislative Code of Ethic prohibit a member of the General Assembly from also serving as a mayor's court magistrate. (It is noteworthy, that this generic letter does not even begin to address the constitution provision which Mr. Bubp continues to violate or the effect of R.C. 102.26 (both of which are outside the jurisdiction of 2 JLEC).) But missing from the request are any records documenting correspondence, communications, etc., that document Mr. Bubp seeking the counsel to which Rep. Batchelder references.

Sincerely, Curt Hartman

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STATE EX REL. KENT LANHAM,

Relator, : Case Number 2012-0131 V.

DANNY R. BUBP, STATE : 9riginal Action in Mandamus REPRESENTATIVE

Respondent.

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2. Identify the date and the means by which ypu ( or someone ou out betial€ ar at your diiwction) :: nzttedthe Publie R.ecurds;Request'T,;etrer to atiy pers± rri with (ei a member t?r employee) the Ohio T•Touse of Representatives xiblican Caucus nf the

C}hio H¢use of Representatives: In your response, include the pm. actually trans requ.esc was the Puixlic, Records Reciciest Letter, 4ndividual(s) to ublic Records Request Letter was ee€ (e.g., hand deiivery, via e-zt3tdla erc.} Identify all co7nxnunicatior (or scszneone on your behalf or at your direction) had with any person associated with (eithdr as a mernber or employee) the Ohio Flouse

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ndividual(s) to whom such iications was rnade, 4f someone dther than you cnade the cozma your behalf then the identity of such person, attd tlre m.atmer of such cornruunicatit>n (e.g, orally, e-ms

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From: Yano, Marjorie Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 1:59 PM To: Wilson, Erica Subject: Records Request Attachments: Hartman Request - Records.pdf; Hartman Response Letter Jan 18.doc

Erica -

I am getting ready to send out a response to the request from Curt Hartman, but before I did so, I wanted you to see what I was going to send. Both the responsive records and my response letter are attached. Could you please ask your boss to review them and make sure they are OK to go out?

Thankyou! -Marjorie

Marjorie Yano

mariorie yanofthr.state.oh.us (614) 466-9091

Bubp RFP Docs 000001 January 18, 2012

Dear Mr. Hartman,

On November 17, 2011 you requested the following public records from the office of State Representative Bubp: • all records that discuss or evaluate the authority or ability for you to simultaneously hold the public offices of state representative and magistrate in a mayor's court; • all records document any request tendered by or on your behalf as to the authority or ability for you to simultaneously hold the public offices of state representative and magistrate in a mayor's court; • all records documenting any response to any request tendered by or on your behalf as to the authority or ability for you to simultaneously hold the public office of state representative and magistrate in a mayor's court; • all records upon which you rely to establish the ability or authority for you to simultaneously hold the public offices of state representative and magistrate in a mayor's court.

Attached to this email are records responsive to this request.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Marjorie Yano

Public Inquiries Officer [email protected]

Bubp RFP Docs 000002 Wilson, Erica From: Wilson, Erica Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 10:13 AM To: Slonaker, Nathan Subject: FW: Rep. Bubp JLEC opinion Attaahmentsd Bubp- JLEC opinion- Magistrate.doo

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LeglalatWe AICe OIHce o65tate RepresentatNe Danny aubp 66N House Disttlct Otdo House of RapresentetNea 614.644.6034

Bubp RFP Does 000003 December xx, 2004

The Honorable Member State Representative 77 South High Street, Columbus, OH 43215-6111

Dear Representative Member: This letter is in response to your request for an informal opinion regarding whether You may ser¢e as a magistrate for a municipality or municipalities. This opinion is based upon the following facts. Various municipalities in Franklin County retain private nttorneys to serve as magistmtes in municipal court. You are considering entering into such an employment agreement with one or more municipalities. Nothing in the Ethics Law or the Legislative Code of Ethics prohibits a member from serving as a magistrate for a municipality. The issue of a member providing legal representation to clients has been addressed in JLEC Advisory Opinions No. 95-006 and 95-012. The specific issue of a member accepting legal assignments including criminal assignments from a county court was addressed in Advisory Opinion 99-001. As stated in Advisory Op. 99-001 pursuant to certain governmental agencies. RC. 102.04(A), members are prolubited from appearing before These prohibitions do not apply to your serving as a magistrate.

The restriction which limits the entities before whom you may practice is found in R.C. 102.04(A) which provides: Except as provided in division (D) of this section, no person elected or appointed to an office of or employed by the general assembly or any deparlmenb division, institution, instrumentality, board, conunission, or bureau of the state, excluding the courts, shall receive or agree to receive d'arectly or indirectly compensation other than from the agency with which he serves for any service rendered or to be rendered by him personally in any case, proceeding, application, or other matter that is before the general assembly or any departrnent, division, institution, instrumentality, board, commission, or bureau of the state, excluding the courts, (emphasis added).

Bubp RFPDoos 000004 R C 2921.42(Al 2921.42(A). Divisions(A)(1), (4) and(5) of Another section applicable to this situation is R.C. section 2921.42 of the Revised Code read as follows: (A) No public official shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Authorize, or employ the authority or influence of his office to secure authorization of any public contract in which he, a member of his family, or any of his business associates has an interest, (4) Have an interest in the profits or benefits of a public contract entered in W^ Whiohr the use of the political subdivision or govenunental agency or instnunentality he is connected; (5) Have an interest in the profits or benefits of a public contract which is not let by competitive bidding when required by1aw, and which involves more than one hundred fifty dollars. of the Revised Code is not directly on point in your situation Although section 2921.42 the Committee has cautioned members that all conlracts between a member and a^e rnGm^^ entity must be conducted in the normal course of business dealings. Membership in Assembly cannot be allowed to influence the terms of any contract between the membet' and a governmental entity. Members may not receive any compensation other than that received by other attorneys providing comparablelegal services and may notuse the members' office to increase the smount of that compensation. In conclusion, a member of the General Assembly is not prohibited from serving as a magistrate for a municipality, so long as the member acts in accordance with the standards required of any member when pursuing outside employment. Should you have any fiuther0.uesflons, please contact me at 728-5100.

Sincerely,.

Tony W. Bledsoe Chief Legal Counsel

Bubp RFP Docs 000005 Wilson, Erica From: Wilson,. Erica Sent Tuesday,Novembet 10, 2009 3:21 PM To: Mary JaneEampbell Subject: FWt Magistrate Attachments: : . . MagisVate.doc

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Legiciative Noe Of6ca of Stete RepresentatNe Danny aubp 86th House Dklrict Ohio HuUSe ofRepf98211tatWa9 614.644.6034

Bubp RFP Docs 000006 December xx, 2004

The Honorable Member State Representative 77 South High Street, Columbus, OH 4321 5-61 1 1

Dear Representative Member: This letter is in response to your request for an informal opinion regarding whether you may serve as a magistrate for a municipality or municipalities. This opinion is based upon the following facts. Various municipalities in Franklin County retain private attotneys to serve as magistrates in municipal court. You are considering entering into such an employment agreement with one or more municipalities.

Nothing in the Ethics Law or the Legislative Code of Ethics prohibits a member from serving as a magistrate for a municipality. The issue of a member providing legal reprasentation to clients has been addressed in JLEC Advisory Opinions No. 95-006 and 95-012. The specific issue of a member accepting legal assignments including criniinal assignments from a county court was addressed in Advisory Opinion 99-001. As stated in Advisory Op. 99-001 pursuant to certain governmental agencies. R.C. 102.04(A), members are prohibited from appearing before These prohibitions do not apply to your serving as a magistrate.

The restriction which limits the entities before whom you may practice is found in R.C. 102.04(A) which provides: Except as provided in division (D) of this section, no person elected or appointed to an oFfice of or employed by the general assembly or any department, division, institution, instrumentality, board, commission, or bureau of the state, excluding the courts, shall receive or agree to receive directly or indirectly compensation other than from the agency with which he serves for any service rendered or to be rendered by him personally in any case, proceeding, application, or other matter that is before the general assembly or any department,division, institution, instrumentality, board, commission, or,bureau of the state, excluding the courts.. (emphasis added).

Bubp RFPDocs 000007 R.C.2921.42(A) Another section applicable to this situation is R.C. 2921.42(A). Divisions (A)(1), (4) and (5) of section 2921.42 of the Revised Code read as follows: (A) No public official shall knowinglydo any of the following: office to secure authorization of (1) Authorize, or employ the authority or influence of his any public contract in which he, a member of his family, or any of his business associates has an interest; (4) Have an interest in the profits or benefits of a public contract entered into by or for the use of the political subdivision or govemmental agency or instrumentality with which he is connected; (5) Have an interest in theprofits or benefits of a public contract which is not let by competitive bidding when required by law, and which involves more than one hundred fifty dollars. the Revised Code is not directly on point in your situation Although section 2921.42 of the Committee has cautioned members that all contracts between a member and a governmental entity must be conducted in the nomW course of business dealings. Membership in the General Assembly cannot be allowed to influence the terms of any contract between the member and a Members may not receive any compensation other than that received by governmental entity. other attomeys providing comparable legal services and may not use the members' offce to increase the amount of that compensation. In conclusion, a member of the General Assembly is not prohibited from serving as a magistrate for a municipality, so long as the member acts in accordance with the standards required of any member when pursuing outside employment. Should you have any further questions, please contact me at 728-5100.

Sincerely,

Tony W. Bledsoe Chief Legal Counsel

Bubp RFP Docs 000008 0umbur O7eelainrGgisimtw676FcaConmioes ^ Pboue;(614)4668/40 GdiafMtwServinCamminian FiutY614j71A3969 RulsaaeJReJertnce nr,n:.inoo.4^.a+aruhns

William G. Batchelder Republican Leader

Octpber3a 2009

Chris Redfem, Chdnnen Ohio Demorntic Puty 340 East Fulton Avenue Colutnbus, Ohio43215

DearChaimwn Redfem, As you know, State Repteaenralive Danny Bubp was p[eaenled with Ihb Lagion of Merit medsl today for his serviee as a Colonel inlhe lfnited Stutes Marine Cmps. This armed foteea awutd honors of8ems und mlisted pmsonnel who distinguish thermeivea thmugh eaaptionally nteritoriow eunducr in the petfomunee of outstending services.

Colonel Bubp fully embodies the bonar, coutage andcommitment that make up the cme principles of Matine Corps service. Donnyreceived cevemi standing ovations dicing todays -cetemony. B waa an honar jua to witnees such a moving evmt.

With that said, I wes deeply disappoinad to leam of the coi4 bmelas attacks being lodged againn him by three of yatr local chairmen; frmn the Clemwnt. Brown, and Mams Coumy Democmtic Parties. . .. In aadiYGon to his Matine Cmps duties nnd his pasition ac smte repreummivc Colaxl Bubp worksas a magistmte in two local viUages,Nrinchester oad Ripley. Your chairmen falsdly accused Colonal Bubp of'S1legafly eerving intwo publia office capseiaes". 'As yon know:', Colonel Butipihoughtfully sougtit counsel on this matwover five yeao ago, receiving the go- oheod to aervc es msgistrate in hislocd conanunities from 7onyBledsoe. Exccutive Dirertor of the Ohio Isgiatarive Inspemor GenetaPs otfice. f've attached a copy of the letter as a rendnder forvnu. ...

MaChaimfan, nerving as Magisuete in Winchester and Ripley is rm more a public ofrice than is serving as a Merine in Ramadi and Fallujah. It is diuouraging to see that thesa Democratic Pany dfldab would be party to a blafantly false campaign agdnst a deconaad Mmine Colonel andSwlaRepteaentative. As I reall from serving-vrith you in the Ohio House of Reptesenlarives. you had a YJoat deal of respeu for thisinslitution.5o as a former membor and as CAeunnn of dte Ohio Democratic PeAy, l mlryou to join me in a bipanisen denuncietion of these false and unwernnted attscks againsr a:mon who hu 6erved his district and his country with great honor and disiioction.

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•.• (C) ... accept eay appoidmeat, offiaq, oraWFla7a'W fiom aay pxeo ve ^ aotael admlalehat[vo bnoah ordepnaaent of theetata thatpraoidea otbet'compmaa' e°d.a'reealay espawea Apyappuiato°+ °fkrar oremPby°odesaalbed-la divietoa... (C) of fbia eeotlon who ecpepp a oerti$osts of alacdoato.elthaTwuse lmaaedbtelY ahautrai9° B°m th° ml, lfbaJb!^ orrejxw ro daday kls.rwt in tbs appohUmmt, of6aa; or amploymenR mbly who accepte vaatn7C^- 8ealaeuesa geasroT aaaemblpaAall be d®+med AW' ^01' of ^e ( aay appoi¢^enk office, or employmenedaaonbed ba division... C) of tLia aeotbn hamed{atelJ, ayeII migaflooattie geamat aasembly. and; tfbs jatb orrafiraw tado aa bia vaaaM, 11sis section does not apply to asat ti, atia general aaiemb(y sAulFbs deemrd membev of oidier house oftbegeaeal:aasembly een'ia`'• . : [a] sohool teecheta. employeee of flte milit7a. of boards of educatic4 aotariee public, or offieen

Thue, ttem are two aepeaete aud dietloot meobaaLseaa by which a seat ia the genonl assembly sltall boldicq; anotha poblieoffma, apenon is elaated be deemed to be vaeeat as a matteroflaw, (A whlle or re6aaes to maign &om 6wt or accepts the eertificataof eloctioa to 6ae Geaetal Aesembly. but tmTa pubh'c o9lca or (11) whlta a member ofthe gwtmat asaembly, he or she accepta an appoivtmeat,

' AeamateerofgrammatioeleooalmaHan.itisoleerl6atthe"taslYnathmeftom"rebre Genael Aeeemlily for attbat.poiat iatha a®tmaewi0ua theCoostitatfoa, only a ainglo tu the ... . . office orpoaitionbaa evaa mentioned, Le., iha'GGeoCd Assembly. -4-

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offza or employmwt in anotbcepubli° ofkoe, but 1biL ornfasee tc reeigo 6Am Ou 00neial

Aaeem6ly. ' s 4 ` 6102, the AtDorney OenenJ mcoguised that tRa conaept of Im 1995 Oblo Op. Atty 0®. No. 101,26, was not 6mited to only theccotrel agaoosee of the state tho"stat¢', as uead R.G { govammrnt, but, inataad, wae iatended to be given a bmad applloatiwt to maaA "Ihe whale

goymmeu}alozganiaation of the atds, molud9ng 0+0 amtex°ua lacal subdivisions tbtaoin." Thua. Its (1929),119 pmtiibition would extend to afficea in muoicipatitios. Ses State exnl. Ramey v. Davls

Obio St. 596 (syllebue J1)("[tAc sovetuigoty ofthe stata in zeapeet to Ib eoueta ettends over all the erete, ineludiios muuiclpelifiea, wbeheryovemed by ehmter oryemenl lawa'l.

ThiM permant to tLe expmsa fnma ofR.C. 6101.26, if a member of Ote Oaoamt Aeewnbly ehouldaccept+myaPobalo°ept, offloe, °funployq°°tltofeawnivipality(oreonduaatoservsin..

aveb esyar3ty), his or har aeatiao the Oeneral AssmmiblP "sha12 be deemedvaceet" and eny funher

claim to eerve in tbo Oeneud Amembiy (inr3ndiug oammiaee k°w'°& vodcg, ete) ie6te unlawful

assumption and e=erc7ae afs public oRioe ao.d/arba ocahe bas Weitod the affice ofheing a

mamber ofqro 0aneret Aaeaubly. Sea 1935 Oliio Op. AtCy Oou. No.4366 (in ometiulnR both 6m

constituHoml aad atatutorypmlu'bitlon. daclated thet "wlille a meu°ber of the Ciooeret Assembly

may eecept any of the e8iployaunbyou mcafloa wben tho Owam! Assem619 ie notinaeaaion, ba

maatrosign hieseeRin the OeneialAeaemblyimmedietetyoc his aeat will be conatdored vacent').

C... Qua Warraoto AeHoa ...... C6apnt2739 offfieltwised Codepmvift tbithacommracaertofan action in quo

warrondo to cballmge apmaon'a fightor cleim to a publiooffice. OFuo Revised Code § 101.26

pmvidu,mpazt;

A civilaotion in quo wancanto may be bmngM in Ow nuns of Ow sOatx . .. ^. . . -5.

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'' r (A) /pgamst a peiwawLo uempe, iuhudm into, or aolawlhBykolds or • exereisae spablio o8'io0... ^^• ^ ^ ^^r who ^w or ^ an act (^ ASemet a p64{K wldcb, by law, works a 8orfeiture ofbu e&ee... . 7hus, oaewLn claims tbetl$EU to a sea, in the 6ma:d Aeeembly bat w1to, through Lis or W

eitb.erpureuent to A4iale H. SeeteM4 ofthe Ohio Conalitution or eotione, has forfeited dw seat ( B.C.; 101.26) oruolawliil(Y holds or exetciaae saoh a peeidn would be eulijeot to an eefloa in quo

waaanW. Suoh eo aati.onmay be commonced iS the Ohio Supraaaa Court purauaat to Its 6riSbW

judsdiofiori. O1gOCONSf., azt.IV, aeo. 2(8)(1)(a)• The statutory lttooederes fibz quo wammro Suv stendiogto briug sueh aaaction wdY to the

attosza:y geaetal, a pmseoutinS attomey, or ro a petsm olaimfng to be entitled toapublie office 2008-0hio4516 y7. Bacauae "an ... uelawNByLald and eamoired by mo0m*. E*arao v.7Yvpie.Y, action in quo wamia.ro rM be brcuSbt bP an iadlvldual as apdveEa eifizea only when he pexsonaily (1989), 45 OLio St3d 232,238, if is clejmtlu8 tltle to a publio of6ce," State ex ral. Coy+re v Todta such as wheo.sn.of6ae holder, Outoagh hie bao fe no iadividaal claimiug title to aputiBo offioe (

eetfma, uutaw8aUy holde or fo8olte tho oSice), Om "B° acton In quo waasoto must be brought 20034)Lia-659 l3i see vyly by the a8omey8pamd ora pmsecutiag attarBey.° Lu(r/K`eAY v. F4ver,

1LC. 4 2733:05.

IIL StatoRapreseatatlnBubp'aActMtlea , . .. .. , . , pLst elected to the taaueei Ass®ubly in 2004, Spae 2lepeere6tetive Deuuy Bnbp took hie to 4ald ar elsim 4u seat for tha 88th Dianint (which consists seat m Jaavary 2005 and has ooutinued afparn of of Clnm¢ont md Adems Coenty, ae weB 48 eA of Brown Co®q') ainee tbat dme.

A•ecordLag to tbe B:kaaoialDisclosoce Statameot+5led wi0a tbe Joiut Begislatlve BOdos of a>mg'or`s eounesl for the Committea from 2004, Mr. Bubp hea aervad coniiaaoasly atmagistrat^te vllagoofRipley(wbichisluaetediuBravrnConaty)sinaeatleest2003. AdditioeaBy.in2007, -6-

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joPtueutehve diatrict). Copiee of ihe pe,iineat (whichie located âu Adem, C0114q' evilhiu his etats pa6ea $on4 the plASnolel Alaulosme 3tatemeets ame a}teobad bqtoto, which indieato that)Yti• Bubp, io

addition to drawiug his salary 8ota tbs Ob3a-OpmerotA9sembl3'bas coaaNnued to aervs

tmmuwlyaeamoqiaveteforatlaasltwovfllegmwitbinhis.etatahouwdiatsiat. KndSaa ►lV.a simu► totepbono caH to,du+Village ofRiqdey in Sepemubee 3009 conffimed tbat AepawsataNve Bubp ie

atiil camudy eervinSt as ma8►etmte du tbat tuayor'e court.

lt, ConeludbD Hased'upoa ihe fars9oinB coustitutioue) and etalntoty pravisiaa+, dc Louce saat 8r the 866L

districtbosaudcontluueatobevacsieddustoMir.Hukp'aboidW6ofatherpubtieo®aeawitbiutlria

stata.' Beauae 8mas who beve ateadiog to oballefte ibe udawfvl hdldib8 and. facFptme ote public

. offpe)eseveaeFymatricted.tlAenalyvieblbpkiatit^ke)atoriaauch.aaaetiouistLeatocmeyg®eral

who abould oce,uethetthe laws of the State are iblly reepeoteti and enforeed.

' This meaootandum does not addtt:at wbatbarths actiolatofRepceseutativ.e-Hubp have violated Obio's Stldas Lewa (Cheptet 102 of tbp Revised Code) or wbeqwi die totent{oa of Mr. Bubpass maBimab for the ViBaBe afRdplsyoclde bets8 liked ia?A07 for ths megiattate poutioaln/heViBage of VAVAeateawaetboseaedtofMta uatas'vA,l uee of biaautbority or (aa RC ¢ 7944:42(A)(1)). iafluenee to socura aaah s-publieeoukaet iuwLiehhh#bed ea iutetset

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Tony W. Bledsoe 4^ ^m Legislative Inspector General / Executive Dkeetor ro► Joint Legislative Ethics Committee ..^ Office of the Legislstive Inspector General 50 West Broad Stnxt, Suite 1308 Columbus, OH 43215

Dear Mr. Blodsoe.

ITacently, the Ohio Attorney General's offlce received the enclosed anonymous memoraudum email address only. The correspondeuce alleges that We have tLe sender's "John Q. Poblic" Representative Bubp is ine6gible to continuabis service with the General Assembly in view of what is said to be his contemporaneons work as a mayor's court magistrate.

In light of the directive in Section 6, Article II of the Ohio Coustitetion that "[e] ach House shall be judge of the ....qualifications of its own members." and noting that this correspondent referances wLat he terms a"draft]etter" from your Conunittm we send along the conumunication for your appropriate [oview and consideration.

I appreciate any appmpriate attention to this maltor.

Policy and Legislative Director Office of Ohio Attorney General

Bubp RFP Docs 000022 MEMORANDUM

Issue: State Reprasentative Denny R. Bubp (88th District) is prmently holding that public office in violetion of aha Ohio Constitutiou and state law. 'ILrough actions he has taken since being swora into office on Jamuary 4,2011, Mr. Bubp bas legally forfeited the oftioe of state representative, yet this clear violadon of the Constitution and stata law has been allowed to aacountability. If continue witbout W. Bubp being removed t'[om officq thece has been no be fully it is tcue tbat no person is above law, dtea Mr. Bubp's violation ofthe law needs to addressed and his seat deolared forfeited and vacated.

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Azticle II, Section 4 of the Obio Constitution probtbiis a member ofthe Ohio Geflaral x rn t.a elected. CO niv Assembly from holding another public ofHee dmiag the term for wbich be or she was the General Assembly to be deamed vsffiit •^ Additionally, R.C. § 101.26 eacprassly deelaazes a seat in immediarely from any other wheuever a member of the General Assembly tuils or refuses to resign member seaepts public officetbat the member bolds while elected to the (3enecal Assembly or if Ore

such a position wb^7e in the Geaaal Assembly.

Prior to beiog elected to tbe Ohio liouse of Representativea, State Represeatative Danny is located in Bubp (88th District) served as a magishate in the mayor'scourt of Ripley, Ohio, wbich

Brown Coimty. Mr. Bubp has continued to serve as the mayoes court magisnato, including doiag

so after assuming office as a efate:epraeeatative during the prment general assembly.

Becauso a maagishate of a mayor's court constitates a"gublic office," Mr. Bubp is uolawfuIly

holding and axocc9ain6 the office of state representative and/or bas fozfeited that otTice, pmsoent to

the consfltutional and statotory probibitions identified above.

71re proper procedure to declare tlm state tepreseutative po^ forfeited and the seat theteto

vacated is Ouoogh an action of quo xwrraneo. The par6es who bave stauding to bringsuoh an aotion

am severely limited- only the attbmey general or a prosecuting attamby is statutorily anthorizod to

bring sueh anacfion to cballenge Mr. Bubp's usmpetioa of the office of state rapresontative. The

prosecuting attomeys in the eouaties which Mr. Bubp represeofs are all Rapublicans, as is the

Bubp RFP Docs 000023 then wby bas Mr. Bubp been allowed Attorney Genecal. Ifit is tcue tLat no person is above the law, to ipora the constitution and slate law with 9aqnmit9•

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A. Constltuttonsl Forfeiture of Office

::-Acticle II, Section 4 of the Ohio ConsliNtion Provid ea. in Part:. during the torM for which he was No member of the genaal assembly sbsll, ,plected, unless durin8 sudbte® he resips tbecefrom, hold any public offiee uader the United States, or tbis stabe, or a politieal subdivision theceoP, but this provision does not mdead to officers of a political pacty, uotaiies public, or cfficees of tha militia or of the United States armed forces.

A similer prnbibiiion was paR of the origina11851 CoastituNon, wLich was ammded to the cmcwt

provision in 1973.' In order to con'sdtute a"public ofdce" under Article II, Section 4 of the Ohio Constitution,

is whathar the oftice or poeition at issae eserciaes powecs which are part tha loey qaestioo or anaiysis '

ofthe.;.soveaeignpowas ofBavemment. As cxplain.ed by'tlê Ohio SoPÔ Coart in State ac rel. 95 Ohio St. 157 (1917): Laadis v. Board of Cornmi,sslcuaa of Batler Cormty. Tho usual ccitaria in deta=inin6 whether a positiam is a public office an durability of teaure, oatb, bond, emolumeats, Ufe indepeadeacy of the fonetiom aardsed by the appointw, and the ohaiactar ofthe duties imposed upon him. Bnt it bas been baldby Ns couct tLat wbde an oatfi, bond and compensatioa are usually elemeats in doterminin8 whether a poeition is a public office they ate not always aecessacy ... The chief and most decisive characicistie of a pablic office is determiued by tho quality of the dutiea with which the appointee is investod, and by the fact ttist seoh dotiea are coaferted epon the appointee b3' law. If official datiea am prescribed y â^' and ^paftmmw mvolvas the ezaroise of contiuaiag, ;êp^d^y po)zhcal or governmental fluactims, thau the position is a public office

oiigjnal prohe'bitioa ju effect from 1851 to 1973 pmvided thaC No pecson holdin8 office under the anthority of tbe United States, or any htcrativa office andar the authority of this State, shsll be elip'b1e to, ar bave a seat in, theOenecal Assembly, but thia pmvisiam sball not extend to township officaas, justicxa of the peace, saTaries public, or officers of tlte militis.

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. Bubp RFP Docs 000024 and not an employment ... It is no longer an open Qoestion uL this state that "to constitute a public office, ... it is essential that cectain independent pubGc duties, a part of the sovereignty of the state, should be appointed to it by law." In all of tLese cases it iamaoifost tbat the functional powers imposed must be tbose which constitote a part of the soveccigrty of the state.

Id at 159-60 (intamal citations omitted); accord Monarch Constr. Co. v. Ohio Schoot Facilides

Comm'n,118 Ohio Misc.2d 248, 269, 2002-Ohio-2955 177 ("[a] 'public officer,' in contsast to a public employee, is invested by law with a portion oftbe savereignty of the state and is authorized to exerccise fanotions of an execotive, le8islative, or judicial character fbr tbe benefit of the public").

But with respeet to the question of wb.ether a magistrate of a mayor's coutt eonstitotas a

"public officw", the Oluo Attorney General has already nxogmzed tbst such a megistiate does exercise a sovereiBa function of govetnmenf„ and, accordingly,"the podtion of ineyor'g court magishate is a publio office of the municipal coiporation." 1992 Ohio Op. Atty. Gen. 2-158; see also 1990 Ohio Op. Att'y Gon. No. 90-089 (the positien ofminicipal court rofeise is a public offix). Hinally, the effect of an individual simultaneously bolding a seat m the Genecal Assembly and another public office would be the forfeiture of ihe aaat in tha General Assembly. The constitutionelprohibition at issae iudioateathat, in oederto hold another public offi6e, the mmber of the GeaeW Assembly must "tesignD tberYfr®m", the "ftaeftoe ret'erenoing the seat in tho

Geaaal Aaecmbly.= And in 1913 Obio Att'y Gen'I Opin. No. 236, tbo Attomey Geneeal, in addtessing the predecesaor provision of the Ohio Cousti'tutiem, expresaly declared that "[t]he holding of any and all otbbrofficea =endocsone both ialigible to, as welEas causing theforfeiture of tlub seat in the geneml axeembly." Thus, when a member of the GeneM Assambly accepts or eaeroiaes

2 As a matter of gammatical eonstcoction, it is clear tbat the "resigns there&om" mfees to the Gouesal Assembly for at that point in Qib seutence within the CmstUatlM only a sin8le office or position has even mentionad, i.e., the Genecal Assembly. -3-

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the powers of another public ofiex, the member of the General Assembly has unpficitly nsigaed

thus ema6nga vacancy as a matter of law. and forfeited the seat ia the Geseral Assembly,

B. Statutory Forfeitare of Office

Ohio Revised Code § 101.26 provides that

No member of either Imuse ofthe geoeesl assembly, except in compliance with this section, shell lmawingly do any of the following:

.. (C) ,.,acept any appointment, ofHce, or employment from any execative or administ

1Lue, there are two aepazate snd distiact mechanisme by wbich a seat in the general aesenibly shall

be deemed to be vacant as a matter of law: (i) whilo holding anotherpublic office, a prraon is eleckd

tificate of election to the Geneal Aasembly, but fmla or iafuses to resign ffom that or accepta the ce► public office; ot (ii) wlole a momber of the general assembly, he or sbe accepts an appointmeat,

ofEce or employment in anotber public offico, bat fails or refuses to resign SB'om tlu Gencral

Aascobly hi 1935Ohio Op. Atty Gon. No. 6102, the ALtomey Ganeral mcogoized that the concopt of

the "state", as used R.C. § 101.26, was not limited to only the aeateal agoneiea of the stata

governmen¢, brst, Snstead; was intendod to be given a baotsd application to mean'4he whole

govemmental organiaation ofthe sta6e, including&e sumuous laeat sobdivisiona thetoia." Thes, its

prohibition would exteod to offices in municipalitiee• See state ex rex Ramey Y. Davis, 119 Obio St.

Bubp RFP Docs 000026 596 (1929Xsyllabus 1)("[t]110 sovereigaty of thestate in.respeet to its courts extends over all the state, including municipalities, whethergovemed by charter or general taws").

Thus, pursuaat to the expmss tetms of R.C. § 101.26, if a member of the GenerslAssembly shouid accept any appointenent, office, or employment of a mimicipality (or continno to serve in sucb capacity), tbatmember's seat in the Geueral Assembly "shall be deenud vacant" and auy fiuther cla9m to serve in the General Assembly (including committae heariags, voting, etc.) is the uatawfiil assumption and exerci-se of a public office andlor he or she has forFe[ted the office of being a member of fliatieneial Assembly. See 1935 Ohio Op. Att'y Gen. No. 4366 (in conshviag both the constitutional and statutory proldbition, declamd that "wbile a member of the General Assembly may aocept any of the employments you mention when the General Asseiably is uot in session, he must resiga his seat in ft General Assembly immediately or his seat will be considered vacant").

C. Quo Warraoto Action

Cbalptei2733 of the Revised Code providcs for the coonnencemeat of an action in quo offrae. Oluo Reviscd Coda §101.26 ywirranta to cliellenge a peaou's right or claim to a public provides, iqpart: A civil action in quo warianto may bc bnought in the name of the state: (A) AgaiHSt a pc¢son Wbo osusps, intmdca into, or unlawfully holds or exercises a poblieoffice . . . (B) Against a public o9icer, civil or militery, who does or su@'rs an act which, by law, works a Sorfeitum of his officc.. .

Thus, cae wbo claims the right to a seatin the General Assembly but who, throughbis or ber

actions, lias forfeiited the sest (either pmsuent to Article II, Section 4 of ft Ohio Constitoflon or

RC. § 101.26) or ualawAilly holds or exercises such a position would be subject toam action in quo

wmanto. Such an action may be eommeuced in the Ohio Supreme Court porsuant to its oigiaal jurisdiction. OtaO CONar., art. IV, seo. 2(BXl)(a). -5-

Bubp RFP Docs 000027 gtants standing to briag such an action only to the Tha statatory proceduces fur quo wananto attorney general, a prosecuting attomby, or to a puson claiming to be eotitled to a public office 2008-Ohio-4516 gl. Because "an unlawfully held and execcised by anothet. Bsarco v. Tmpley, actlon in quo warranto may be brought by an iadividaal as a luivate citizen only when he pecsonaIly

(1989), 45 Ohio 3t.3d232, 238, lf is claiming title to a public o8ice," State ez ref. Cayne v. Todia (such as when an office holder, throngh lds thote is no individual claiming title to a public office

actions, ualawihIIy holds or has forfeited the office), thm "an actioa in quo wertauto muat be 2003-O1uo-659 bmugld only by the attorney geaeral or a pmsecating attocncY•" LutrJKelly v. Faver,

l3; see R.C. § 2733.05.

1D, Representative Bubp's Activities Resulting iu the Forfeiture of the State Representative Seat First elected to the General Asaembly in 2004, RepreseuteLve Danay Bubp took his seat in (which consisb of January 2005 and has continued to hold or claim the seat for the SSth District

pads of of Clamont and Adams Couety, as well as all ofBrowa County) sface that tene.

According to the Financial Dtsclosiue Statementa filed with theJoint Legislative Ethics

Comaiittee from 2004, W. Bubp has served continuously as magishate of a mayor'a counselfor the

(wLicls is Zoc°ted in Brown Coimty) since at lert 2003. AdditionallY, in 2007 and Villageof Ripl.-q 2009, Reptesaamtiva Bubp reported tlmt he was also secviug as a magis4ate for the Village of

dama County within his state zepteseotstive district). Copies of Winchmter (which is loated ffi A the petdnmt pages fmm the Financial Disclosuie Statameab are attached heroto, wluch iadicate ttat

Mr. Bubp, in addition to dnwing his salary fiom the Ohio General Assembly has coatiased to serva

simultaaeoosly as a magiahate for at least two villages within his state house distuct.'

' 1Nr. Bubp's satary from the Village of Ripley has been $12,000 per yeat; it is ualmown what salary he has drawa ffom the Village of V4mohcata. .6.

Bubp RFP Doos 000028 Additionally, with respect to the preaent general assembly, i.e., the 129th General Assembly,

Reprosenmtive Bubp took his seat on January 4, 2011. Yet, on two instances since taking his seat this year, Mr. Bubp has served and fimetioned as the magisttate for mayor's court in Ripley, Obio.

Attaohed hereto as copies of various entriea from Ripley's nuryc's court from Jauuary 10 and 24,

2011, wherein Mr. Bubp has clearly 8motioned and served as the magiahate. As these entries demonatratq he has assessed fines againot individusls and ordered the incarceration of individuals - both of which dearly constitute the exacis9ng an aspeet of the sovaoigaty of the gtate - and under the Ohio Constitotion and R.C. § 101.26 results in the forfoiture ofhis sfate repreaentative see

W. Repreaentative Bahp'a Claimed Defense

ltoptesentative Bubp will claim that he has received a letter ftom the Joint Legislative Etbies

Committee purportedly indicatiflg that he is authorized to hold the positioa of mayor's court magistrate and stafo representative. Such a claim1aclo: any meait for the following reasons:

1. Th6 Letter Appeare to Be Siasply a Dratlt Letter

TLe letter he purporfs to offor is a form is nothing more than a dra8 letta, as (i) it is not on JI.EC letterhead; (ii) it is nqt sigaed by Tony Blodsoe (the executive director); (iii) it does uot contain a spetiific date (but iastead bas the date as "December x3r, 2004'); and (iv) it is not even addressed to aqy member of de GenwalAssembly, let al®e to Mr. Bubp (but simply bae a generic °Reprasenfative Mem6eP' es the sddiessee} Additioaally, iri thm middle of the first peragcaph, tLaq is a eLear reforence that the leuer is addressing mattars in 1I7rsnklia Cotimtr, not Brown County wbore the V'illagoofRipley is iocatod and whue W. Bubp has continually served as a mayor's court magislrate throughout his tenure as a shte repwentstive.

+ Additionally, in latc November or early December 2010, Mr. Bubp weuld have received his certificate of eledion fran the Clermont Connty Bosrd of Eleotions for the 129th General Assembly. As noted above, R.C. § 101.26 nvodates upon acceptinga ceraScate of election to eitber hoase, tbe mqmber of the house shall imrnediaetly resign ffom the office aud, if lie fails or refusrs to do so, hir seat in the generd assembly sha11 be deemed vaeanf. Mr. Bubp would bave aLsa senred as megistrate of the mayor's court in Decembes 2010, after having accepted the outificate of elcctioa -7-

Bubp RFP Docs 000029 2. The Letter Appean to On1Y Ofter a Non-Binding Iaformsl Optn9en

The first seatenee of the lettet to whicL Bubp refers stasts out'"fhis letter is in response to your request for an iatbmoal opution ... " (Although, as indicated abova, aha address is indicated as beinB "Rapzeseoffitive Mambef'.) Thas, at best, tlus tettet was simply an "infonlm( opinion", a faot which is significant even if 7LEC oonld provide protection for a violalion of the Ohio Conatitatiot< or R.C. § 101.26 (which as developed in point 3 below, ILEC cannot do). Aad, Sna11Y. this informal opinion lettet specificallY indicates that it is dp1Y add

Additionally, wbile usiuB different tem»nology on its website, JLHC tacogmzas a elear legal diffe«eaoe botweaa "VVrittea OpiaiR (^'io2A8( ^discî^sinBand Pûa t Opinions" (i.e., foxmal opinions); omPm'e § «advisory opaiions" and such opinions provide eeAam legal protection) with R.C. § 1020$(f)) (discussmg piivately sought'tivntten opiniona" aad that writte,a opinions do not °have the lagsl effect of an advisory opintoa l. AdditionaRy. ]LEC has also publishes aIl of the "Advismy Opinioas" it has isaued on its website. A iaview of thosa published "Adviso+Y OPiaions" reveals thatao such opinion has been issued on the issua of a state representative also sorving as a maYor's cwmut magistsate. "fhus, at best, 8ie ldter upon which Mr Bubp relias (wLich, aBain, appears to only be a dâ8) is simply an infotmal "writ

.. ° To quote from 7LflC's website (imder the 13tbios/Adv'sory Opmion tab): mieting to ethics, JLEC mayrendar two types ofopinioas in nsponsa to questions of intetest, and financial Advisory Opiafoas a°d Written coo9iet disclosace: opinions: An Advisory opinioa>s puhhcl5' so^ght and the pason to whom the opinion is directed or who is similarly aitnatad>mY reasooablY rely on the puscmt'°», civil suits, or actions for opision and shall be immame fmm admv-al figm his or hor offiee or posltiOn of employment under iLe ethics laws iemoval circumstancescovered in the oPinioa. and ielated statatea based an the facts and All Advisory opiniwm ace a pubfia rxad' A Written opision fiom 71.EC is privately sought and does notUve the legd eflbr-t of an Advisory opinioa: it a public record. T1ia peisva to provides no immooity. A Wtitten opinion is not whom tba Written opinion is iasaed may caquast ILBC to convert the Writtm opiniba to an Advisory opinion. Upon aPPwva1 of a taajority of the Commtttee, legal effaot the Written opinion is issued as an Advisory opinion and has the same as if publicly sougktorigisallY• -8-

Bubp RFP Docs 000030 J1,EC Can Never Provide Proteedon For Violations of Art. IV, Sec. 2 of the Ohio Constitution or P.C. § 101.26

But of most significance rolative to Mr.Bubp's forfeitm'e of office and his seat being deemed vacated is the Fact that, eveo fotmal "Advisory Opiaiona" iesoed by JL$C do not, and caunot, provide lqgal protectiosor imumity for e stata legialator's violstion of the Ohio Constit[Rion or RC. 1101.26. Even JLBC itself bss recognized tbet the legal impact of its opinions does not extend that far; thus, regardless ofwhatevex Mr. Bubp may have received from JLBC, he ia in violation of the Obio Constitution and R.C. § 101.26 and has, thus, fortoitcd the o$^eeas a matter of law.

The fbrfeiture of office by Mr. Bubp is not foundad upon tho Bthics l.aws (Chapter 102 of theltevised Codecrc R.C. §§ 2921.42 and 2921.43), but rather upon otberprovisions of law to which JLEC has aolmowledgad it caunot give legal piotecNon or immuoity. Refarmce is made to the following Advisosy Opinions of JLEC wbich sm published on its website; ("although [JLBC] hes jurisdiction to aaswar the •.I1.BC.idviso►y Optnion # 97-003 qoestion under ArG II, §4, tAfa oplnton may be rolied on for immimity frm criminal prosecution or civil action only with respeot to matters arising under Chapter 102. and sections 2921.42 and 2921.43 of the Revisad Code and providea no immmouty with respect ro matlws arlsing rmderArt $§4'9

•.7LECAdvtsory Opnicn #98-001(,II.EC "hav previously held that although it hm no audoraty to provfdt,fmraunityfor vfoloUons oj.secaort 101.26 vjrGe RevisedCode and may do so only with respect to Chapter 102 and sa:dons 2921.42 and 2921.43 of the xeviaed Cade . . . .'9(empLasia aaded)

Mr. Bubp's forfeituee of office arises from Aet. II, §4 and R.C. 1101.26. Thus, any claim by W.

Bubp (or othera) that the infotmal, generic dmft letter from Mr.Bledsoe miahow lxovides tegal protection for violations of Art: II, §4 or RC. 1101.26 is completely without medt:

V. - Coaciadon

Based upon theYoregoing constitutional and statutory pmvisig[Ls, Mr. Bubp bas forfeited his office as a state ropreaeatative for the 129th Geneial Assembly and his seat is to be dsemed vacated because, after ®asummg the offiee of steterepresontstive ducing tLis genera] essembly, Mr. Bubp bas held and oaucised the fimc4ons of another.public of6ces witbin this state. A magishake of a mayor's courthss previously been nxogsized to be sach a public office, as wall as meeting the legal

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Bubp RFP Docs 000031 i•e,, exoroisi°g an attnbute of the sovereigoty of the state. Since standard for a"pubHc offioe," taldng otTiee ia 7aauary. Mt BabP bas assessed fiaes agamst indi`nduals and evea ozdered dm

decives fiom the sovereignty of the state). Hacause thosa iacareecation of iadividuals (all of wbidt end fo*feiture of a pnblic office is sevenly wbo bave stsndiag to ohallm8athe uatawfel holdiag genatal who should easiae resWeted, the only viable plaintiffIcclator in sucb an aaroa is the sttomey State sis fa11y ted and enfotcad. sod. thus. should p*ocead ^aaoediately to that the laws of the raspec thathe is illegally holdiag. Othawise, it bacomes obviotis havo Mr. Babp *enwved from dcof8ce that one set of rulas apPliea to ihe gmaal publio, but that those in public can be selective in which niles and laws thcy will fallow.

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Bubp RFP Does 000045 IN TX btAYOR'3 COIIRT OF RIPLEY, OffiO

;AGE OBRiCLE7l " PLAINlliF9 ; V8- CASENO, ^ *fjs' ^lbOGbO l .

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Bubp RFP Docs 000046 IN THE MAYOR'S COIIRT OY+RIPLEY, OHIO

Ge►GE OF RIPLEY YT,AINPPIFF yg'. CA8&NO. 1019b Wa SO a r JI7DG&MBWEN'tBY DSB&MDANT

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Bubp RFP Docs 000047 IN THE MAYOR'S COURT OFRIPLEY, OHIO . . LAGFOBRiPLEY + + CAMNO. 10fiWoo,16o r

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Bubp RFP Docs 000048 IN THE MAYOR'S COURT OFRIPLE'Y, OHIO

GA6E OFRIPLSY rI.nnV77Ba + v8. . CASENa1®C121boa!!2_

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Bubp RFP Docs 000049 IN THE MA'YOR'S'COIIRT OF RTPLEX, OHIO + LA(+BOF RIPLgII PLAIIn7F8 ^ • c.nUNO Lfly2DOC as/ vs- + N.,.SDn + JITDGBNOZtPf 83VTRY + ) N r-roa )' DE[^E[VDA1^T +

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Bubp RFP Does 000053 IN TSE MAYOR'S COURT OF RIPLEY, OHIO

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Bubp RFP Docs 000054 IN 7HE MAYOR'S COURT OFRIPLEY, OHIO

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Bubp RFP Docs 000055 IN THE MAYOR'S COIIRT OF RIP'LEY, OHIO

LLAG&OBRIYLSY . PI.ADVTISB • V8- • CASENO.^,l^bDOOO'^

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Bubp RFP Docs 000057 Wilson, Erica

From: Cline, Jo Ellen (ClineJ®sconetstate.oh.usj Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 9:27 AM To: Wilson, Erica Subject: Mayor'•s Court Rules

Erica, I looked again at HB 372 and the chapter of the Revised Code dealing with Attorneys (4705.) does not talk about education requirenients. This is, as I said, due to the Court's authority under the Ohio Constitution to regulate the practice of law (which would include con8nuing education). If Rep. Bubp runs Into problems with his CLE credits please let me know. The General Assembly has given the Court the authority to adopt the Mayor's Court Education and Procedure Rules (see R.C. §1905.03 and 1905.031). If there is a desire to allow for special considera8on for those called to active duty, I believe that there would need to be legislation amending those sections either prior to or in conjunctioowith an amendment to the rules. This would not necessarily help Rep. Bubp in his current deployment situation but might help inthe future:

As I read the attached Rules 3 and 4, because a different magistrate was appointed during Rep. Bubp's deployment, his appointment upon return would be a"new appointment' meaning he has to take the 8 hour basic course. The links below should take you direcdy to Rules 3 and 4, if not, just click on the Table of Contents hyperlinks. and as I said earlier, some of these rules are quirky to say the Please let me know'd Rep. Bubp has further questions, least... http-/ANww.scgnetstate.oh.us/Ruies/mayorlmayors-0 df

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Jo Ellen Cline Legislative Counsel 65 South Front Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 387-9522 (614) 387-9529 (Fax)

Bubp RFP Docs 000058 Wilson, Erica From: Tanya Drinnon [Tdrinnon(olbubpiawoffice.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:37 AM To: 'Bubp Col Danny (Govemor's LNO)' Cc: [email protected]; Wiison, Erica Subject: RE: [Uj RE: Mayors Court

Danny, I pulled the file and it was the Ohio Department of Insurance who issued the letter stating that you had six months to complete the credits upon returning from active duty. The letter came from: Lee Anne Washburn, Education Supervisor, Licensing Division, Office of Fraud, Enforcement & Licensing 2100 Stetta Court Columbus,OH 43215 (614) 644-2568 Also, we had to actually call Pro Metric 1-800-532-2170 to get the okay, but I believe this is the insurance industry's discretion. Anyway, the Ohio Dept of Insurance letter speci0cally stated that due to active duty it is temporarily put on hold, and upon return it win resume and must be compiete within a six month period. I had to fax Danny's orders to this Ms. Washburn immediately upon receiving them and will have to fax his dismissat orders when he receives them as well.

If you need any additional information, please let me know what I can do to help. to start looking for courses to sign Also, Danny, do you know about what time period you will be home, because I do need you up for, free of course, in order to complete your license. Finally, just on a quick side note, are you CLE credits for general prac8ce of law complete? Any problems there? Let me know.

Thanks,

7aegra ^ll. D^twroK+ Tanya M. Drinnon Law Office of Danny R. Bubp 307 North Market Street, West Union, OH 45693 Phone 937-544-2581 Fax 937-544-1802 ^i111NINN^^I^NINNNIH111^111 Privileged and Confidendal MINIHNINIIIIIN111^111111N1111

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Bubp RFP Docs 000059 Classification; UNCLASSIFIED Eaica; I need youto do something for me. Kim has tried very hard to talk some sense into people in Columbus about my Magistrate situation. I want you to call Kim and let her teil you what she has done trying to get me ready to reassume my magistrates job in Ripley.

Even though I have been a County Court and Common Pleas Judge and a sitting Magistrate, Gerri A!ien of the Supreme Court says I must take the basic, initiai course instead of coming back and taking the refresher course on December 72°' offered by the Ohio Municipal League. I don't know when the initial course Is scheduled for. Kim, when is the next initial course set for? Erica, after you talk to Kim, please call the director of the OML and talk to them about my situa0on instead of the is the organiza0on who does the training and who issue the certificates. Once the new Supreme Court. The OML House Bi!l on Mayor's Courts Is passed (assuming it is), then the Supreme Court will be over all of the Magistrates. But unfll then, I'm not sure we need to talk to someone at the Supreme Court like Gerri Allen who told Kim that there is no flexibility for a military member who is called up and then not given time to take the refresher course. I wi!l te!l you that I have been given 6 months after I get off active duty to get my educationat requirements for my title insurance Ilcense. They told Tanya in my ofrice I have 6 months after I get back to get my courses taken. Tanya, do you know where the 6 month flexibility is written down which gives me time after I get back to meet my requirements? If the insurance department gives me 6 months, why wouldn't the Ohio Municipal League? Kim was told initia!ly that I had 6 months to do it when I got back but now Geni A!len at the Ohio Supreme Court says I have to start over. I DO NOT ACCEPT THAT!

So, Erica see what you can find out and let me know. I think this may be another situation that it a!l depends on who you talk to. Keep me informed guys. Thanks for everything you a!l do.

Dan

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From: Kim Spiller [ma!Ito:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:40 PM Too Bubp Cd Danny (Govemor's LNO) Subject: RE: [U] RE: Mayors Court

Danny I called the Ohio Supreme Court and spoke to Gerri Allen to confrrm and she said that since your certificate expired on 12/31/07 you would have to take the initial course before you could preside. I explained the situation and told her that you were registered for the course on 12/07/07 and had to cancel due to being called to active duty and that you could take the refresher course on 12/12/08. It didn't seem to matter, she just kept telling me that there were no exceptions in the law and that since your certificate expired 12/31/07 and you missed the refresher course in 12/07 you do have to take the initial course. I am very frustrated with this. I was initially told that you could pick up where you left off when you returned. She said I was given wrong information.

Ku-wSpazv'

Bubp RFP Docs 000060 ---•-0riginal Message---- From: Bubp CoI. Danny (Govemo:'s LNO) j:mailto:[email protected]'uaq.usmc.mil) Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 1:25 PM To: Kim Spiller Subiec't: [U] RE: Mayors Court

Classifrcation: UNCLASSIFIED Thanks for the update Kiml Ck-adythere is still a chance to kill this bill. It still has to go before Senator Niehaus according to the info below and, ul5mately, the Govemor would have to sign the bill into law. The teason Rep. Wolpert is sponsoring this is because Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Moyer wants to have control of ALL Judges and Magistrates under him in the State of Ohio. Right now the magistrates answer to the Ohio Municipal League and not the Chief Justice.

I wish I were there to be able to contlnue the fight against this legislation. The system works now and it's unfortunate that the Chief Justice Moyer Is going to get his way. For all of the jurisdictions under 1600 population, their police officers will be in the County Court all of the time. There won't be one day a week or every two weeks for court. The village will lose their police while they go to county court and sit around waiting for1he prosecutor to handle the case. Also, I wonder what prosecutor is going to prosecute the cases. Does the village have to provide a prosecutor? Anyway, there just are too many Issues raised with all of this and I wish the county court judges were being more vocal about it but, they are all intimidated by Chief Justice Moyer. Too bad. There will be more delay and less proseoution by doing all of this.

Hey, if I take that course on December 12'" with Steve, why wouldn't I be able to hold court on December 15 ?

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From: Kim Spiller [mailto:[email protected] SeM: Monday, ]une 23, 20087:28 PM To: Subp Col Danny (Governor's LNO) Subject: FW: Mayors Court

Danny, else, I will forward on The attached is the latest information I have on HB 154. If I get anything to you to keep you as informed as I am.

KuovSpiUer

-Original Message---- From: Amy King [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 5:20 PM To: Amy King Subject: Mayors Court

Mayor's Court Clerks,

Bubp RFP Dacs 000061 House Bill 154 was passed in Committee last week. Attached is a document drafted by Larry WolpaA giving an overview of the major changes to the Bill. The Bill is not a law yet - it sUll has to go back to the Senate who can make amendments to it, and then it could go back into a committee and they can make amendments, and so on, and so on, and so on.

For those of you who were unable to attend the Mayor's Court Clerks Conference last month, the Associa6onbf Mayors Court Clerks of Ohio's lobbyist, Daryl Devers, was present and discussed the status of H6154. He stated that, in his opinion, the end of the Senate's session in May will leave this bill hanging until, at least, after the November eiections. He also stated that, even if this bill passes through the Senate and the House, R still has to get the Governofs signature on it to become a law. It's time to start lobbying the Governor - this law has too many drastic changes in It and it will, in no uncertain terms, become a Judicial nightmare. And the Governor should be made aware of that.

It appears that they are very firm on the population size restrictionof 1,600. However, they are using the year 2000 census numbers - that are almost 8 years old. If your Municipality has less than the required population size you have the option of partnering with one or more adjoining municipaiities to create one Community Court - as long as your combined population size is over the 1,600 requirement. If you are not ac0vely lobbying to save your court, then now might be Ome to make fnends with your neighbors.

By the way...... has anyone even considered who is going to pay for the transferlconversion of all of the Mayor's Court's data to the Municipal Court?

Amy Xing Chuck Rupprech.t The Baldwin Group, Inc. 877-956-2967

Bubp RFP Docs 000062 Wilson, Erica From: Rhodes, Bethany Sent: Thursday, October 22, 20091;54 PM To: Wilson, Erica; Bubp, Danny; dbubp(t$bubplawoffice.com Subject: FW: Magistrates - Confidential Attachments: MagistrateCp09-007I11.docx

Bubp RFP Docs 000063 03je i^upreme (Court of ®Tjfo

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON GRIEVANCES AND DISCIPI,.INE

63 SOUTH FRONf SfNE'r.5TM FLOOR COLUMSUS.ON 43215-343l (6,4) 38TB3]u (883) 66y-3395 FA7G- (6 W) 38pg3TJ www.aup,emxw,t.ohio.8ur

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

OPINION 2009-7 Issued August 14, 2009 cyLr.asUS: It is improper under the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct for a newly appointed full-time or part-time domestic relations court magistrate to continue serving out a term as an elected member of city council. Rule 4.5 requires a magistrate to resign as magistrate upon becoming a candidate in a primary or general election for a nonjudicial elective office. A corollary of Rule 4.5 is that a magistrate may not continue to serve in a nonjudicial office that he or she was elected to prior to becoming a magistrate. Rule 1.2 and Rule 1.3 buttress the view that a magistrate may not continue to serve in a nonjudicial elective office. Rule 1.2 requires a magistrate to act in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary, and to avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety. Rule 1.3 requires that a magistrate not abuse the prestige of judicial office to advance personal or economic interests. The simultaneous holding of a position as magistrate and an elective position of city council member may compromise public confidence in the magistrate's independence, integrity, and impartiality; may create an appearance of impropriety; and may appear to lend the prestige of being a magistrate to advance personal interests. Further, there may be statutory compatibility issues to consider, but those are beyond the scope of this advisory opinion. OPINION: This opinion addresses a question regarding a newly appointed part- time magistrate continuing to hold an elected office as city council member.

Is it proper for a newly appointed part-time domestic relations court magistrate to continue serving out a term as an elected member of city council? Part-time magistrates lihe part-time judges are subject to Rule 4.5 of the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct. See Part III, Application, Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct. Full-time magistrates and full-time judges are also subject to Rule 4.5. See Part I, Application, Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct. Rule 4.5 of the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct requires that "[ulpon becoming a candidate in a primary or general election for a nonjudicial elective office, a judge

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shall resign from judicial office." Rule 4.5 provides one exception, not applicable herein, that "[a] judge may continue to hold judicial office while he or she is a candidate for election to or serving as a delegate in a state constitutional convention, if the judge is otherwise permitted by law to do so."

Pursuant to Rule 4.5, a magistrate must resign as magietrate, just as a judge must resign as judge, if he or she becomes a candidate in a primary or general election for a nonjudicial office. A necessary corollary to the Rule 4.5 requirement that a magistrate resign as a magistrate upon becoming a candidate in a primary or general election for a nonjudicial elective office is that a magistrate may not continue to serve in a nonjudicial office to which he or she was elected prior to becoming a magistrate.

In Opinion 2004-3 (2004), the Board addressed, among other issues, whether a magistrate may simultaneously serve as a magistrate while serving nonjudicial elected position. That opinion interpreted Canon 7(B)(4) of the former Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct which was superseded by the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct, effective March 1, 2009. Rule 4.5 is identical in substance to former Canon7(B)(4). See Comparison Section, Rule 4.5, Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct. In Op. 2004-3, the Board advised: "It is improper under Canon 7(B)(4) for a full- time or part-time magistrate to serve on a local, city, or state board of education or to run for election or re-election to a board of education." The Board also advised: "It is improper under Canon 7(B)(4) for a full-time or part-time magistrate to serve on a board of county commissioners or to run for election or re-election to a board of county commissioners." The Board expressed the view that "if an individual holds an elected non judicial office and subsequently receives an appointment as magistrate, a cboice is required. The individual should either decline the appointment or resign from the non-judicial elective office and accept the appointment as magistrate."

Like the Board's view in Opinion 2004-3 that Canon7(B)(4) prohibits a magistrate from simultaneously serving in a nonjudicial eleotive office, the Board's view is that Rule 4.5 prohibits a magistrate from continuing to serve in a nonjudicial elective office.

Further,other, rules in the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct buttress the view that a magistrate may not continue to serve in a nonjudicial elective office. Full-time and part-time magistrates like full-time and part-time judges are subject to Rule 1.2 and Rule 1.3. See Parts I and III, Application, Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct.

Rule 1.2 requires that "[a] judge shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary, and shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety." Rule 1.3 requires that "[a] judge shall not abuse the prestige of judicial office to

Bubp RFP DOCS 000065 3 Op. 2009-7 advance the personal or economic interests of the judge or others, or allow others to do so." The simultaneous holding of a position as magistrate and the elective position of city council member may compromise public confidence in the magistrate s independence, integrity, and impartiality; may create an appearance of impropriety; and may appear to lend the prestige of being a magistrate to advance personal interests. For judges, the legal issue of holding another elective office is long settled. A judge may not continue to hold another elective office. The Ohio Constitution and related statutes prohibit a judge from holding any other office of profit or trust under authority of Ohio or of the United States. See Ohio Const. art. IV, § 6 (B); Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 141.04 (D) (West Supp. 2009) [chief justice of the supreme court, justices of the supreme court, court of appeals judges, court of common pleas judges, probate court judges] Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1goi.ir(D) (West 2005) [municipal court judges]; Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 19o7.16(B) (West 2005) [county court judges]. But, a magistrate, unlike a judge, is not subject to the constitutional and statutory prohibitions on holding any other office of profit or firust under authority of Ohio or the United States. "Because the prohibition of Ohio Const. art. IV, § 6(B) and R.C. 141.o4(D) does not expressly include magistrates, the prohibition is not applicable to magistrates." OAG Op. 96-o62 (1996) (n.i). [In OAG Op. 96-o62, the attorney general advised that there is statutory compatibility for a part-time domestic relations magistrate to serve as a member of the county board of election, but noted the consideration did not constitute an opinion on the applicability of the Code of Judicial Conduct.] In Op. 2004-3, the Board stated that the "[r]esolution of the issue of whether an individual may simultaneously serve as magistrate while seeldng election to or serving in a non-judicial elected position lies solely within the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct." That statement may be overbroad, for a magistrate is subject to statutory compatibility issues. As examples, the Board notes two sta provisions that may be relevant to the holding of the positions of magistrate and city council member. R.C. 731•02 states that each member of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation "shall not hold any other public office, except that of notary public or member of the state militia, and shall not be interested in any contract with the city, and no such member may hold employment with said city." Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 731•02 (West Supp. 2oo9). R.C. 795.12 states that members of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation "shall not hold any other public office or employment, except that of notary public or member of the state militia, or state or county central committeeman of a political party, or state or county executive committeeman of a political party, or state or oounty officer of a political party, and shall not be interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work, or service for

Bubp RFP-0ocs 000066 4 Op. 2009-7 the municipal corporation.° Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 705.12 (West 1994). [RC. 7o5.12 isapplicable to each plan of city government provided for in R.C. 705.41 to 705.86 (commission plan, city manager plan, federal plan). Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 705.07 (West 1994).] The Board acknowledges that advice as to statutory compatibility issues is under the advisory authority of theOffice of the Ohio Attorney General. See e.g., Ohio Rev. CodeAnn. §§ 109.12-109.14 (West 2002). Advice as to the application of the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct is under the advisory authority of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline. See Gov. Bar R. V(a)(C).

In conclusion, the Board advises as foUows. It is improper under the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct for a newly appointed full-time or part-time domestic relations court magistrate to continue serving out a term as an elected member of city council. Rule 4.5 requires a magistrate to resign as magistrate upon becoming a candidate in a primary or general election for a nonjudicial elective office: A corollary of Rule 4.5 is that a magistrate may not continue to serve in a nonjudicial office that he or she was elected to prior to becoming a magistrate. Rule 1.2 and Rule 1.3 buttress the view that a magistrate may not continue to serve in a nonjudicial elective office. Rule 1.2 requires amagistYateto act in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary, and to avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety. Rule i.grequiresthat a magistrate not abuse the prestige of judicial office to advance personal or economic interests. The simultaneous holding of a position as magistrate and an elective position of city council member may compromise public confidence in the magistrate's independence, integrity, and impartiality;may, create an appearance of impropriety; and may appear to lend the prestige of being a magistrate to advance personal interests. Further, there may be statutory oompatibility issues to consider, but those are beyond the scope of this advisory opinion. Advisory Opinions of the Board of Commissioners on Grzevances and Discipline are informal, nonbinding opinions in response to prospective or hypothetical questions regarding the application of the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio, the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Judiciary, the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct, and the Attorney's Oath of Office.

Bubp RFP Docs 000067 Wilson, Erica

From: Wilson, Erica Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:38 AM To: Lenzo, Mike Subject: Mind Reader

My boss Just asked about the magistrate rulingl 0

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Legisla6ve Aide O10ee of Stab Representetiva Danny Bubp 88th Houce Distritt Ohlo House of Representatlves 814541.8034

Bubp RFP Docs 000068 Wilson, Erica

From: Yano, Marjorie Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:23 PM To: Lenzo, Mike Cc: Wilson, Erica Subject: PRR Attachments: Hartman Response Letter Jan 25.doc; Hartman Request - Records.pdf

For your records, I've attached the letter and pdf that were sent out to day in response to the Hartman PRR.

Marjorie Yano mariorie [email protected] (614) 466-9091

Bubp RFP Docs 000138 January 25, 2012

Dear Mr. Hartman,

Attached to this email are records responsive to this request.

Our legal team handles all public records requests for the 59 members of the House Republican caucus. Over the past year, we have received over 500 requests for records. It is our policy to respond to these requests on a first-in-first-out basis. No matter how small the request, it is our policy to not allow certain requests to "skip the line" to ensure a fair policy towards all. There were several voluminous public records requests in the queue prior to your request.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Marjorie Yano

Public Inquiries OfFicer [email protected]

Bubp RFP Docs 000139 3tn the bUprPTII.e Court of ®biD

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ltiprc.sentative Ilubp-objects to the 1)isct?very to the extent thttt the irrlcrMaaticiu sought is ptiblicly avails.lale, is xtlreadv inRelator's}so3sessitittr or is iif the ptassession or coutrolot third parties.

Bv rusportdin&) to theIIiscovery Itequests, 1Zepresesitative 13ut7p does nwt hercby zaelprit, ad^opt, cir acquxesce in any factutt l.-oxI e^ 1a orttent3on c assertion or cliaraat^eriz^..tion ctxrrt^xined inany partictt3^r disci^very ztrqucst; alend tU t1bjeetions, ILepreseittative;T3ulap d0cs i U. sraakit?^ onte waive, bzst r iritends to preserve and is presexvirtg, ti appr^qpriate;

}setency, relewan lEty that may be pradttced and diselo d in respoi'it e to the

^ I1 rihts^ ta oliject on any ^;raund to the use of any inf^irrnation tha i3iscovery, or thc sub)eet k}e (?1^^^ ^nee A d or iliselased in r^spo^a to the .ereof, in any sukrsequent prac,ec^ xd' inl r,r' tnc•[. udin tltcirialol'tkfl

und;to any request for trarthcr responses to All rigt y oranyo7 frnm ftrii ttetator and

evis suppTetrrent, clarit}+,

NTk:R12.13fzrY'T431ZiH:ti , .. _-.___: M K^ e..ts;a t. orl h e:tceeora xaaacyaurcnrc.xwuol. r .. ;,. ^ 1'nh1' • IZ ^tc*'•^tl '^4Y ({Q.-I ne$L lêTFery }ya ur=cuc^ .u.. '^lri Porazât'ofcachd( rccormail e.Î leteer , 9 nteinorauda;a. (ii) `fl'he ja:tstt numbet• af itrtgus for eacir reeard Ì`he date of each recard; '1'he s ende^.ÎtrsinsmiEber or each record, AII recSpiCr±t4 of tlie record, t aq the atldresseeof. the recard orcopied on (vi) Indieate whethcr exch recrpitn w the rêrrt1 (and, if copietlx whether the recipient wasblind copied); the recard in respanse to the Publi^ (vii) 't`he'specrtie 1ei;a1 has[s #^rr not praduczag [êcord9 ^.eqae^ Letter; (uiii) If the recarti is not being protluecd or is beict„ withheld based npott a ci»im of a#tearney c4i^ttt privilege, then prcrviaie: aaed £trm (if ul,ltiieable) of the attox`ney w3rPeh forms (a} Lhe râna.c, pns► ton thc` fhases tle ihvocat'on ofor the privilege,. and to itemcrnstrate the airplicatiiin (lt) A deseriptiixin of the recor^: suf^cictiit si) as of the tattorney-clicnt priv€Cege:

l^^prt seutalive Bttbia iibjt:cts to Intcrrogawry muiabet 1 on the grnund,tha P â'(tCTi'^ â1A`.k;{(Yl Wxvx+uuua.a .u.... -ts to re^tiirc a parkyiz^ prcizlu^ KctrcsCn3auvr c bp furtk^^r erbjcc@s thqt no 1eoalbasis c^c,^ a priviie^ê log whea privilegr~d materials axe withi.icld in tcspottse #o a public tccords reqEiat. Rapr^^'#abve E3ubp,fnrther objects tha# nothing in the ruies afdvil proc:cadnru reqnires a party toproduce aprivi]ege Iog with the inforruotitni speei^'ied above, and ttatli prodiEciing all ofthe infarnuation specitied above is likely to reveal privilet;ed dint; tlte I"oregoinf; objectionsA TZepresentativs; T3ubp hereby ve tn this interroa;atory. T'o the extcnt that 12elxtiar is of the opinion thtat tbc attached lal; is insu£Frcient, Repre.sentatiue Bubp ss wilIing witiihr:#ci cliaeumcits to the.Qcturt for in crtmeraxeVicw.

'tdeE ,. thc zneans hy whirih vott tor someone iYu your lrelrall ur dircl Yect the Pnblic Recot`ds T2e€fWe.,st Letter to any person gntbert qx.enxftYoyec) the Ultjo Elouse 6f KprOeurtttcv e caatod with , the (}hio House of €f~opre.cedtatives. I:n yuur e csfto^sse 72...ie.hPrnetfi ! ytr:eatsinitteti the 1'uhlic Ii^.^rds He€fatest Lettcr, tkre ►ncfudo the gersonwho aetlu spccifae: irkdividuaC(s) to whur reques.t was traus»aitted^ the riiiinner in ivhich thae "very,via e-rnuil,; . Prtblic liecnrds 12equest Letter nxnm:ittud (e.g.,.ltartd delc

@tesfaon4e:

12upre ^:ntativc: B ubp objects to lntcrmgatory ntunber two to the exterct that it calls tor , objects to icverilitig ;tttotncy-ei''st;n.t commtuaicatit>ns. ILeprt;sentative 13ubp further , ^gatury number two en the grouni3that 1t is oGerbroad; unduEy bltrciensonte and nr^C ateifto tead totlxe discovery of adiitissible cuiden,cc. Notwil.ltstttnding thc: kgb" ^ti onYs n Fv,itten reuards that are nat prsvtleged or cnnfideaatiw, in^ transzrsission t^ftt.e Fub1iÎ2^cards Rei}neat 1 et€er fx^r purposes of rtssponi vi11 be protluet:d in resPonso to 17acutncnt 1tequcst nnruber one., altswer^ 4tat the Ftublip, Rectrrds Regztcst t ett s o rdin x 42cprt';aer[tatiVc 13uttp - - _...... r . r uz. ... .,.,t^, n,+aAnriY hlttvinrttl5or 17_ 2GI1, w17p tvcrcd aIs^ of the Tî.er ttt Nlishaef Lrezi2a, iicusc 1cR^j^rity,^ a)^,crn tê r^t^^ ^,^^r rf^v. ^t scaute tôint in titne, alêr Novembcr l?, 2dl 1, F`.riea ^Vatstah;

f`dssn#ify zrQeommunleut9o»s €ikatyou (or sonxeane on your atetttur or scs ycit Four) h?rd with ainy pcrs^4t associated wath(cither as a mertth er or emp fn ec) e,; ^- r es..^.r. ^. n+^t^v„e nr tfre f^ennhlzrun Caucusf nth e €)hia Housc af Representatives cuncernino,the Public Records Request Letter. n your response, incfude the date of each comtnunicsYiony the sirecif'ic indEvfdua(s) to w+hom such "^° "v rno,onnr a#Ei2+r'tltan You rUadethe c.(4nimUtn'4Cati^6ns Ws^S ^siC^7u9 comnauqic itiott on y+rur heha such comntunicat3€an (e4, or

Iis presen€ative 13u1?p objcctsta Interro ;atz^ry number thrcc.^ to tFio extent thttt 1t unicati^s. ^prest^ntativoTfub,p.#urther object^ reveîn;.anturreey-elicnt cauncu. In'Cerrtagatory nut^...ber threu ai:i the b vetnd that it is cnAerbroad, unduly burdensornc, and not cafz~jiltttc.d to lcad to the discou"y of admissibla evi.rxe4usly hold th'c3 poslt^ af state rent ese^'tative anti a nt.îstr^rte in tnagar'3 cnu^, Im ynu r resEzonse, inetude the date,or oach eoMnuniteatiany tlhe Veci#itc ind^Îdual^s^ ^ nicRtinns 8vRS{ jslCl madPsif'snmen'Ae oêr'^lalt,yi3u itìlade't^1e ,fi71^^1 ct>mtqi} aceaxn.iirnitatien on your behalf then theidenti€ty of 5uth persom and t11e mdnner o9 saac3s com:anuuivafecin (e.;titi., ttrally; e-miiiif ctc.).

rwp ,^sent^tivc Bubp objects to Interrogatory nuarzber four to the c^cterst that it hîlls foF reveak'sr^;.€^ttorngy-elient comzttunications, cornmunibationspotantially coteredby tkre` iUaisl¢tivtrprivilogc stndcommunicatiolis potentially covered by lt X. 10.06(I") and/or 104.31*j; 72upresqutativq I3uIrp further objeets to Int¢rrop4ory ntnubcr four vn the ; atrd not caiculated to lead to tb4 ^rounci tlzat it is ove^broad> unduly btirdensome disc c>us ty:,ztf adrt€lssible ct idenc^. trnderlyin^subject ritntCCr ot fhc t'ublio 12€^ârtis 12^^tt^st Tica#^r bâr^ c4ta îcvânee tvhaeôevcr to thepanditx^ rr^ntlamus actfon, wtzieh ig is 3 it xited ptocec t3in1 itttuntl^ d to alctearnittc whet}tnr Repre s^ntntive ûbg violated any leâk dufy ;n^?ng undcr tltc Put^ltc Recsrds ^1et wlacn he respond dc tc ^the Rc q'ttcst

tep ive 13uhp e tt Relatoa ;a.z2y prrssess;°s the b his p.ublic reiot7 quest for tt ccttrds clocumezztin this interrogtltoryi.

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dtrcunnestts that eOnstitute n ;i Request Letter'tCc any person lassaeizrted 5h af uye^t Lnc xt6i%te Tlcûê of î.epres^ntatives or the I^.epi c oft2oreset►tattv

Rvpres+:ntativc Bub'p objects ter. DOcumcnt Request nurnber one to the extent that it calls tva Bubp Curtlrer objccqs to for reuv^fi^ attota'^cy-elient eommunicat'tons. Itepresentat (^caezmlen,t It,etluestnu.mber rtpe on thcgro'trnd that itis ovcrbraati unduly burclcnsoni^ ciilcuiztted tv leatl to tbe diseavnry ofadnxiss.ible cvidepco. TJotwithstandint; tlze feregaizit;objec:lion any I 'cis that loC f#rxvllcgyf.a or k.bntidential, evidenc,îitc, a conmt toft.regardh tiie 1'u Cteeanlai±ieqi^cst I,etFcr r pcat^ps^.+es or responding, tllezctca'uviil s prerduced i •I7zôw^txe^t 12equesf iitr erìinc.

td(Yu y.ou (.or someone (^^ h.chalf or ut your direction) J3ad wii tsy Irers+an assochttetl with {"t€ther as a: racmbvr t^r empluyee} the Otiio Ho of Represc.utatives or thc it.epublic:tn Caucus e the t^bio ITquse of Representatav :oncerning the k'eib6c Records Request Lettee-.

ponse trr ^ocurnent Reques-t ntsr

^'eritiration of A^iseve tn I;ttterrogatvrie^.

I hereby act^nowledge;under oath, tlzat.. the foregoing an,sruers t^a Ir^terrci;

ind aec:uraie to the best afimy l^nov^ledge.

^.c^spo^adent:

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a Ni^tary }?ubiic in arid fo.r said caunty arid ^tate, personally appearc^d kuhc^ ac?tctxo^trlt^d^,es tl4ttbe Answers to the faregainl;ImitaroI,^l,itrries trrd truc,: as he vcri;y'aelieves. In'I'estiFnony 1'heretsf, ] have hercanto set zry hancl ?inî .cr9 ni^y ©ificiai seal on this °.i ^ ^_ ciay of ! .^_.,, ,,.,.. ^ _= 2012. :I,ITtFt GI^r1Eî^^(}(7t7xt9); rl:^si sta d4^ftanaeys -cxeneiîi Ccmatietetiirnal 4)i'Cices Seetion 130 L:ast I3roacl Street, 16th Ftocir (',crluinhus, C}Itio 432I5 (614) <4i-287".^ - phone (0^ 14) 720-7592 - fax mitsi. t^spwrattce ir}ohiz^^ttom^y^;czu>,ral.^ .ulark(i4ahinattarneyl;anerat.gx7v

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