City of Cleveland Police Department v. Dr. Tobias R. Reid, Ph. D., Case No. 2016-1122
Eighth District Court of Appeals (Cuyahoga County)

ISSUES:
- Under the "law of the case" doctrine, is the opinion of the trial judge in the criminal case controlling in a civil action initiated by the criminal defendant?
- When a vehicle is seized by law enforcement and impounded, does R.C. 4513.61(A)(1) determine how the vehicle is held and disposed of, or does R.C. 2981.11, which governs law enforcement's safekeeping of property, dictate how the property is held?
- Is the City of Cleveland's Division of Police immune from a civil lawsuit because it isn't a government body that can sue and be sued?