IN THE TENTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF OHIO ex rel. OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DeWINE, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellees vs. PRECOURT SPORTS VENTURES, LLC, et al. Defendants-Appellants
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Case No 18-AP-000342 Appeal from the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Case No. 18-CV-001864 Accelerated Calendar
PLAINTIFFS STATE OF OHIO AND CITY OF COLUMBUS REPLY IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO DISMISS In Ohio, appellate courts only have jurisdiction to consider appeals from final orders of a trial court. Ohio Const., Article IV, § 3(B)(2); see also R.C. 2505.02. If a party seeks to appeal an order that is not final, the appeal must be dismissed. Nami v. Nami, 2017-Ohio-8330, ¶ 12 (10th Dist.). Because the question of finality is jurisdictional, courts are obligated to raise the issue even if it is not raised by the parties. In re Adoption of S.R.A., 189 Ohio App. 3d 363, 2010-Ohio-4435, ¶ 11 (10th Dist.). Thus, far from being “aggressive,” the State and City’s Motion to Dismiss is consistent with their obligation to call the Court’s attention to