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Mar 1, 2022 · He wants a $500 fine for each infraction. Local governments are fighting his attempts, asserting the law wasn’t created to reward open meeting “bounty hunters.”. Brian Ames maintains he is owed thousands of dollars for uncovering repeat violations. The Ohio attorney general is on his side.
Oct 3, 2022 · Brian Ames, a Mogadore man, has filed lawsuits against six Trumbull County governmental bodies, accusing them of violating the state's open meeting law. He has settled with four of them and won judgments for $2,500 in court costs.
{¶ 1} In this appeal from a judgment of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals, we consider whether the court of appeals correctly decided that appellant, Brian Ames, is not entitled to relief under the Open Meetings Act, R.C. 121.22, or to an award of statutory damages under the Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43(C)(2). {¶ 2} This is not the first...
Decided: July 25, 2022 Judgment: Affirmed. Brian M. Ames, pro se, 2632 Ranfield Road, Mogadore, OH 44260 (Relator-Appellant). Victor V. Vigluicci, Portage County Prosecutor, and Christopher J. Meduri, Assistant Prosecutor, 241 South Chestnut Street, Ravenna, OH 44266 (For Respondent-Appellee). MATT LYNCH, J.
Mar 19, 2024 · Brian M. Ames (Republican Party) ran for election to the Portage County Clerk of Courts in Ohio. Ames was on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.
In his notice of appeal, Ames stated that he was appealing both the “10/13/2021 Order denying summary judgment to Relator Brian Ames” and the “6/20/2023 Order granting summary judgment to the Portage County Board of Commissioners.”.
Jul 12, 2023 · Crestwood school district has agreed to settle a lawsuit from serial litigator Brian Ames, a Randolph man who champions transparency in public bodies. The school board voted at its meeting last month, June 27, to settle the case with Ames, who had requested documents from the district which it could not provide.
