Turner v. Burks

2025 Ohio 1225

• Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
• Decided: April 3, 2025
• Docket: 2024 CA 00099
• Status: Published

Opinion

[Cite as Turner v. Burks, 2025-Ohio-1225.]

COURT OF APPEALS LICKING COUNTY, OHIO FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

JOLENE M. ENGELS TURNER, : JUDGES: : Hon. Craig R. Baldwin, P.J. First Petitioner- Appellee : Hon. William B. Hoffman, J. : Hon. David M. Gormley, J. -vs- : : JORDAN A. BURKS, : Case No. 2024 CA 00099 : Second Petitioner - Appellant : OPINION

CHARACTER OF PROCEEDING: Appeal from the Licking County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, Case No. 2024 DR 00188 DP

JUDGMENT: Dismissed

DATE OF JUDGMENT: April 3, 2025

APPEARANCES: For Second Petitioner-Appellant For First Petitioner-Appellee

JORDAN A. BURKS, Pro Se No Appearance 525 Eric Drive Newark, Ohio 43055

For Licking County CSEA

CAROLYN J. CARNES Assistant Prosecuting Attorney 65 E. Main Street Newark, Ohio 43055 Baldwin, P.J.

{¶1} The appellant, Jordan A. Burks, appeals the December 4, 2024, Judgment

Entry of the Licking County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division.

ANALYSIS

{¶2} App.R. 16 states, in pertinent part:

(A) Brief of the Appellant. The appellant shall include in its brief, under

the headings and in the order indicated all of the following:

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(3) A statement of the assignments of error presented for review, with

reference to the place in the record where each error is reflected.

(5) A statement of the case briefly describing the nature of the case, the

course of proceedings, and the disposition in the court below.

(6) A statement of facts relevant to the assignments of error presented for

review, with appropriate references to the record in accordance with division

(D) of this rule.

(7) An argument containing the contentions of the appellant with respect to

each assignment of error presented for review and the reasons in support

of the contentions, with citations to the authorities, statutes, and parts of the

record on which appellant relies. The argument may be preceded by a

summary.

*** (D) References in Briefs to the Record. Reference in the briefs to parts

of the record shall be to pages of the parts of the record involved[.]

{¶3} App.R. 18(C) states, in pertinent part,” (C) Consequence of Failure to File

Briefs. If an appellant fails to file the appellant’s brief within the time provided by this rule,

or within the time as extended, the court may dismiss the appeal.”

{¶4} The appellant has filed a brief on his own behalf. Unfortunately, the

appellant’s presentation of his argument is disjointed, extremely difficult to follow, and

does not conform with the requirements of App.R.16. As the appellant’s brief is non-

compliant in nearly every respect, we dismiss his appeal pursuant to App.R. 18(C).

By: Baldwin, P.J.

Hoffman, J. and

Gormley, J. concur.