Save Ohio Parks v. Oil & Gas Land Mgt. Comm.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 847

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in granting the motion of appellee Oil and Gas Land Management Commission's to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Civ.R. 12(B)(1). The Commission's approval of the seven nominations at issue in this matter was not subject to appeal under R.C. 119.12 because the approvals were not adjudicatory orders of a state agency performing a licensing function. Nor did the trial court err in finding that even if there were a right to appeal the nomination approvals under R.C. 119.12, appellants in this case lacked standing to do so. Finally, the trial court did not err in addressing the issue of standing after it had already found the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. Judgment affirmed.