CHARDON, Ohio -- Geauga County commissioners on Thursday moved to dismiss a lawsuit by embattled Probate and Juvenile Court Judge Timothy Grendell, who says taxpayers should cover $300,000 in legal fees for his disciplinary case.

Grendell sued the commissioners in July after they declined to pay for his attorneys during proceedings over his jailing of two juveniles who didn’t want to visit their father during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Attorneys for the county argued that Grendell is not entitled to public funding. They also argued that Grendell never requested legal representation until his disciplinary case before the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct was over.

“Ultimately, this is a private matter where Grendell is seeking public funding to defend his law license fo

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