REGIONAL SEWER DIST. v. BATH TWP.

No. 2013-1770.

144 Ohio St.3d 387 (2015)

2015-Ohio-3705

NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT, APPELLANT, v. BATH TOWNSHIP ET AL.; THE CITY OF BEACHWOOD ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 15, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thacker Martinsek, L.P.A., and Mark I. Wallach ; Calfee, Halter & Griswold, L.L.P., James F. Lang , Matthew J. Kucharson , and Molly A. Drake ; and Marlene Sundheimer , Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Director of Law, for appellant.

Berns, Ockner & Greenberger, L.L.C., Sheldon Berns , Paul Greenberger , Benjamin J. Ockner , Jordan Berns , Timothy J. Duff , and Gary F. Werner , for appellees Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, Greater Cleveland Association of Building Owners and Managers, Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association, CADA Properties, L.L.C., Northern Ohio Chapter of NAIOP, Association for Commercial Real Estate, Northeast Ohio Apartment Association, Snowville Service Associates, L.L.C., Boardwalk Partners, L.L.C., Creekview Commons, L.L.C., Fargo Warehouse, L.L.C., Highlands Business Park, L.L.C., JES Development, Ltd., Lakepoint Office Park, L.L.C., Landerbrook Point, L.L.C., Newport Square, Ltd., Park East Office Park, L.L.C., Pavilion Properties, L.L.C., and WGG Development, Ltd.

Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, L.L.P., John B. Nalbandian , W. Stuart Dornette , Stephen M. O'Bryan , Gregory J. O'Brien , and Michael J. Zbiegien Jr. , for appellees city of Beachwood, city of Bedford Heights, village of Glenwillow, city of Independence, city of Lyndhurst, village of Oakwood, city of Olmsted Falls, and city of Strongsville.

Matty, Henrikson & Greve, L.L.C., David J. Matty , Shana A. Samson , and Justin Whelan , for appellee city of Brecksville.

Barbara A. Langhenry, Director of Law, Harold A. Madorsky , and Kate E. Ryan , urging reversal for amicus curiae city of Cleveland.

McMahon DeGulis, L.L.P., Andrea M. Salimbene , Gregory J. DeGulis , and Erica M. Spitzig , urging reversal for amici curiae National Association of Clean Water Agencies and Association of Ohio Metropolitan Wastewater Agencies.

Jones Day, Yvette McGee Brown , and Chad Readler , urging reversal for amici curiae village of Cuyahoga Heights, village of Moreland Hills, and Orange Village.

Scott Claussen , urging reversal for amicus curiae city of Brooklyn.

Neal M. Jamison , urging reversal for amicus curiae city of Brook Park.

Jerome Dowling , urging reversal for amicus curiae village of Brooklyn Heights.

Thomas P. O'Donnell , urging reversal for amicus curiae village of Highland Hills.

Peter H. Hull , urging reversal for amicus curiae city of Middleburg Heights.

Dale F. Pelsozy , urging reversal for amicus curiae Olmsted Township.

Michael Pokorny , urging reversal for amicus curiae city of Parma Heights.

Joseph W. Diemert Jr. & Associates Co., L.P.A., and Joseph W. Diemert Jr. , urging reversal for amicus curiae Mayfield Village.

Waldheger Coyne Co., L.P.A., and Luke McConville , urging reversal for amicus curiae village of Newburgh Heights.

Timothy G. Dobeck , urging reversal for amicus curiae city of Parma.

Richard A. Pignatiello , urging reversal for amicus curiae city of Seven Hills.

William M. Ondrey Gruber , urging reversal for amicus curiae city of Shaker Heights.

David Lambros , urging reversal for amicus curiae village of Valley View.

Michael P. Lograsso , urging reversal for amicus curiae city of South Euclid.

Calfee, Halter & Griswold, L.L.P., and Teresa Metcalf Beasley , urging reversal for amicus curiae city of Warrensville Heights.

Rosalina M. Fini ; and Thompson Hine, L.L.P., Michael L. Hardy , Karen E. Rubin , and Devin A. Barry , urging reversal for amicus curiae Cleveland Metropolitan Park District.

Albers & Albers, Eric Luckage , and John Albers , urging reversal for amici curiae Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts, Deerfield Regional Storm Water District, and ABC Water and Storm Water District.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, Eric E. Murphy , State Solicitor, Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor, Jeffrey Jarosch , Deputy Solicitor, and Aaron S. Farmer , Assistant Attorney General, urging reversal for amicus curiae state of Ohio.

Penny L. Sisson, pro se, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Penny L. Sisson.

Eugene P. Holmes, pro se, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Eugene P. Holmes.

Michael J. Jogan, pro se, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Michael J. Jogan.

Maurice A. Thompson , urging affirmance for amici curiae 1851 Center for Constitutional Law and Ohio Real Estate Investors Association.


{¶ 1} Appellant, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (the "Sewer District"), seeks to implement a regional stormwater-management program. Appellees, political subdivisions, and landowners within the Sewer District, argue and the court of appeals concluded that the Sewer District is not authorized to establish...

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