Ohio High Sch. Athletic Assn. v. Ruehlman

Summary

The Ohio Supreme Court addressed an emergency-stay motion and request for an expedited alternative writ of prohibition concerning a trial court's temporary restraining order against enforcement of the Ohio High School Athletic Association's Competitive Balance Rules. The majority granted the motion and stayed enforcement of the restraining order pending resolution, while dissenting opinions would have denied or limited the stay and, in one instance, granted a peremptory writ.

Holdings

1. In the dissent's view, the alternative writ should be denied because the trial court's finding that the arbitrariness exception applied established jurisdiction in the circumstances of the case.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Supreme Court of Ohio should grant an emergency stay of the trial court's temporary restraining order.
2. Whether the Supreme Court of Ohio should issue an expedited alternative writ of prohibition when the trial court had already found that the arbitrariness exception to deference toward the Ohio High School Athletic Association applied.

Disposition

writ_granted