State v. Cornick

2013 Ohio 5249

Opinion

Court of Appeals of Ohio

EIGHTH APPELLATE DISTRICT COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION No. 99609

STATE OF OHIO

PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT

vs.

PHILLIP R. CORNICK, ET AL.

DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES

JUDGMENT: DISMISSED

Criminal Appeal from the

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Case No. CR-563092

BEFORE: Stewart, A.J., Keough, J., and E.T. Gallagher, J.

RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: November 27, 2013

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT

Timothy J. McGinty Cuyahoga County Prosecutor

BY: Christopher D. Schroeder Daniel M. Kasaris Matthew E. Meyer

Assistant County Prosecutors The Justice Center 1200 Ontario Street, 8th Floor Cleveland, OH 44113

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES PHILLIP CORNICK, RICHARD UPCHURCH, P & E TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND VS2 WORLDWIDE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.

Donald J. Malarcik The Gothic Building 54 E. Mill Street, Suite 400 Akron, OH 44308

Mark E. Schamel Cathy A. Hinger Joshua D. Greenberg Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, L.L.P. 1200 Nineteenth Street, N.W., Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE GEORGE GEORGEKOPOULOS

David G. Phillips 17921 Lakeshore Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44119

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE PETE GEORGEKOPOULOS

Edward A. Heffernan Skylight Office Tower 1660 West 2d Street, Suite 410 Cleveland, OH 44113

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEES CHRISTOS KARASARIDES, JR., CKARE CORP., AND ELITE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. DBA VS2 MARKETING GROUP

Brian Pierce The Gothic Building 54 East Mill Street, Suite 400 Akron, OH 44308

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE MICHAEL KOTY

Gregory S. Robey Robey & Robey 14402 Granger Road Maple Hts., OH 44137

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE MARTIN SARCYK

Mark R. DeVan Steven D. Shafron Berkman, Gordon, Murray & DeVan 55 Public Square, Suite 2200 Cleveland, OH 44113

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE NEIL SARCYK

Clare C. Christie Roger M. Synenberg Synenberg & Associates, L.L.C. 55 Public Square, Suite 1200 Cleveland, OH 44113

MELODY J. STEWART, A.J.:

{¶1} Sua sponte, it appears that the lower court case number listed in the notice of

appeal, CR-563092, has been dismissed without prejudice by the court of common pleas

because the state of Ohio has reindicted the remaining defendants under a new court of

common pleas case number. Our appellate jurisdiction extends only to CR-563092, the

case actually appealed to this court. See Marcum v. Colonial Ins. Co. of Wisconsin, 10th

Dist. Franklin No. 02AP-917, 2003-Ohio-4369, ¶ 20; State v. Steers, 4th Dist.

Washington No. 11CA33, 2013-Ohio-3266, ¶ 1. Because a dismissal without prejudice

is not a final order under R.C. 2505.02, State v. Craig, 116 Ohio St.3d 135,

2007-Ohio-5752, 876 N.E.2d 957, ¶ 8, we have no jurisdiction over this interlocutory

appeal.

{¶2} Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

It is ordered that appellees recover of appellant their costs herein taxed.

A certified copy of this entry shall constitute the mandate pursuant to Rule 27 of

the Rules of Appellate Procedure.

MELODY J. STEWART, ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

KATHLEEN ANN KEOUGH, J., and EILEEN T. GALLAGHER, J., CONCUR