In response, appellee has filed a pro se statement in which she indicates that defending appellant's "vexatious litigation" has depleted her resources to the extent that she can no longer afford to retain legal assistance, and pleads for this court to "give us back some normalcy to our lives and have him cease the con[s]tant harassment." See, e.g., State v. Evans (July 9, 1998), Franklin App. No. 97APC12-1620; Evans v. Klaeger (1999), 87 Ohio St.3d 260; Evans v. Shoemaker (Feb. 20, 2003), Franklin App. No. 02AP-671; State ex rel. Evans v. Columbus Dept. of Law (1998), 83 Ohio St.3d 174; Evans v. Evans (Sept. 20, 2001), Franklin App. No. 00AP-1459; Evans v. Ohio Supreme Court, Franklin App. No. 02AP-736, 2003-Ohio-959, appeal not accepted for review (July 2, 2003), 2003-0672. {ΒΆ 3} By its decision and entry of December 23, 2002, the trial court attempted to resolve several pending issues: