Oyer v. Oyer

2012 Ohio 2789

• Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
• Decided: June 18, 2012
• Docket: 2011CA00229
• Status: Published

Opinion

[Cite as Oyer v. Oyer, 2012-Ohio-2789.]

COURT OF APPEALS STARK COUNTY, OHIO FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

CATHERINE OYER JUDGES: Hon. Patricia A. Delaney, P.J. Appellant Hon. William B. Hoffman, J. Hon. Sheila G. Farmer, J. -vs- Case No. 2011CA00229 KENNETH OYER

Appellee OPINION

CHARACTER OF PROCEEDING: Appeal from the Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Family Court Division, Case No. 2010 DR 00470

JUDGMENT: Dismissed

DATE OF JUDGMENT ENTRY: June 18, 2012

APPEARANCES:

For Appellant For Appellee

SUSAN J. LAX WENDY J. ROCKENFELDER 755 White Pond Dr., Suite 403 5502 Market Avenue North, Suite B Akron, Ohio 44320 Canton, Ohio 44721 Stark County, Case No. 2011CA00229 2

Hoffman, J.

{¶1} Plaintiff-Appellant Catherine Oyer appeals the September 20, 2011

Judgment Entry of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Family Court Division,

denying her Motion for Relief from Judgment. Defendant-appellee is Kenneth Oyer.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE1

{¶2} Appellant filed a complaint for divorce in 2010. The parties reached a

settlement which was read into the record on December 13, 2010. Because of issues

regarding Appellant’s health insurance coverage, the trial court agreed to wait until May

of 2011, to enter a final judgment.

{¶3} Appellee’s counsel forwarded a proposed Entry to the trial court which had

not been approved by Appellant’s counsel. That proposed entry was approved by the

trial court and filed on March 10, 2011.

{¶4} On April 29, 2011, Appellant filed a Motion for Relief from Judgment/Oral

Argument Requested. Said motion was denied by Judgment Entry filed September 20,

2011. It is from that judgment entry Appellant prosecutes this appeal, assigning as

error:

{¶5} “I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING APPELLANT’S MOTION

FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT ON THE BASIS OF A MISTAKE OF FACT, WHERE

APPELLANT PRESENTED SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THAT THE FILED JUDGMENT

ENTRY DID NOT CONFORM TO THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT, AS SET

FORTH DURING THE DECEMBER 10, 2010 TRIAL.”

1 A rendition of the facts is unnecessary for our disposition of this appeal. Stark County, Case No. 2011CA00229 3

{¶6} In response to Appellant’s alleged error, Appellee asserts the assignment

of error should be overruled for two reasons; the first of which is because a motion to

vacate is not a substitute for a timely appeal.2 We agree.

{¶7} Civil R.60(B) is not available as a substitute for a timely appeal nor can the

rule be used to circumvent or extend the time requirements for an appeal. Rose

Chevrolet, Inc. v. Adams (1988), 36 Ohio St.3d 17, 20. See also Fifth Third Mortgage,

Co. v. Fantine, 5th Dist. No. 11 CA 20, 2011-Ohio-4968, at ¶19. Appellant claims the

entry of divorce approved by the trial court did not accurately reflect the terms of the

parties’ in-court agreement as evidenced by the transcript of the December 13, 2010

hearing. We agree with Appellee, any alleged error or discrepancy would have been

apparent from that record and subject to review on direct appeal. Having failed to take

timely appeal from that entry, we dismiss the present appeal.

By: Hoffman, J.

Delaney, P.J. and

Farmer, J. concur s/ William B. Hoffman _________________ HON. WILLIAM B. HOFFMAN

s/ Patricia A. Delaney _________________ HON. PATRICIA A. DELANEY

s/ Sheila G. Farmer __________________ HON. SHEILA G. FARMER

2 Given our agreement with Appellee’s first response, we find it unnecessary to discuss his second response. Stark County, Case No. 2011CA00229 4

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR STARK COUNTY, OHIO FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

CATHERINE OYER : : Appellant : : -vs- : JUDGMENT ENTRY : KENNETH OYER : : Appellee : Case No. 2011CA00229

For the reason stated in our accompanying Opinion, this appeal is ordered

dismissed. Costs assessed to Appellant.

s/ William B. Hoffman _________________ HON. WILLIAM B. HOFFMAN

s/ Patricia A. Delaney _________________ HON. PATRICIA A. DELANEY