Shaker Hts. v. Patterson

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 745

Syllabus

Pro se litigants; traffic violations; discovery disputes; failure to file transcript; presume regularity; party cannot raise new issue for first time on appeal. Defendant was found guilty of two traffic violations after a trial by the municipal court. Defendant appealed alleging discovery violations. Defendant failed to file a transcript of any proceedings in the trial court and there is no evidence in the record that he brought this alleged discovery violation to the attention of the trial court. No discovery motions were filed and no discovery rulings were made. A party cannot raise a new issue for the first time on appeal.