Opinion
NO. 1994-2208
01-26-2017
State v. Phillips
MOTION AND PROCEDURAL RULINGS
Summit App. No. 16487, 2016-Ohio-1198. Pursuant to a warrant of reprieve issued by the governor and filed with this court on December 21, 2016, it was ordered that the sentence of appellant, Ronald R. Phillips, be carried into execution on Wednesday, the 15th day of February 2017. In order to facilitate this court's timely consideration of any matters relating to the execution of appellant's sentence:
It is ordered by the court that the acting chief justice may suspend application of any provisions of the Rules of Practice of the Supreme Court, including, but not limited to, the filing requirements imposed by S.Ct.Prac.R. 3.02.
It is further ordered that service of documents as required by S.Ct.Prac.R. 3.11 shall be personal, by facsimile transmission, or by e-mail.
It is further ordered that counsel of record for the parties shall provide this court with a copy of any document relating to this matter that is filed in, or issued by, any other court in this state or any federal court, as well as any commutation, pardon, or warrant of reprieve issued by the governor. A copy of the document shall be delivered to the Office of the Clerk as soon as possible, either personally, by facsimile transmission, or by e-mail.
O'Donnell , Acting C.J.
O'Connor , C.J., not participating.