[Cite as Lanier v. Battle, 2020-Ohio-1251.]

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO TENTH APPELLATE DISTRICT Crystal Lanier, : Plaintiff-Appellant, : No. 19AP-678 v. : (C.P.C. No. 19DV-1865) Thomas P. Battle, : (ACCELERATED CALENDAR) Defendant-Appellee. :

D E C I S I O N Rendered on March 31, 2020

On brief: Crystal Lanier, pro se.

APPEAL from the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas DORRIAN, J. {¶ 1} Pursuant to Ohio Evid.R. 201, this court takes judicial notice of the death of appellee, Thomas P. Battle, as reported in the Columbus Dispatch on November 8, 2019. {¶ 2} Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed as moot.

Appeal dismissed.

LUPER SCHUSTER and NELSON, JJ., concur.