Opinion · Ohio Supreme Court
State ex rel. Fant v. Sykes
State ex rel. Fant v. Sykes, 29 Ohio St. 3d 65 (Ohio 1987)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Ohio Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio
- Date
- 1987-04-01
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding that Civ.R. 11 does not mandate striking an unsigned civil document
- the abuse-of-discretion standard of review is traditionally applied in the appellate review of attorney fees decisions
- regarding pretrial discovery sanctions under Civ.R. 11 and 37
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Per Curiam.
Upon review, this court affirms the judgment of the court of appeals in all respects. The decision to impose sanctions pursuant to Civ. R. 11 lies within the discretion of the trial court. Absent an abuse of discretion, such decision will not be reversed. There was no abuse of discretion herein. Likewise, it is within the authority of the Director of the Department of Administrative Services to hire employees to assist in the work of the department and to delegate that work among such employees.
Judgment affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., Locher, Holmes, Douglas, Wright and H. Brown, JJ., concur. Sweeney, J., not participating.