Ohio § 2969.25

§ 2969.25.

(A) At the time that an inmate commences a civil action or appeal against a government

entity or employee, the inmate shall file with the court an affidavit that contains

a description of each civil action or appeal of a civil action that the inmate has

filed in the previous five years in any state or federal court.  The affidavit shall include all of the following for each of those civil actions

or appeals: (1) A brief description of the nature of the civil action or appeal; (2) The case name, case number, and the court in which the civil action or appeal was

brought; (3) The name of each party to the civil action or appeal; (4) The outcome of the civil action or appeal, including whether the court dismissed

the civil action or appeal as frivolous or malicious under state or federal law or

rule of court, whether the court made an award against the inmate or the inmate's

counsel of record for frivolous conduct under section 2323.51 of the Revised Code , another statute, or a rule of court, and, if the court so dismissed the action or

appeal or made an award of that nature, the date of the final order affirming the

dismissal or award. (B) If an inmate who files a civil action in a court of common pleas, court of appeals,

county court, or municipal court or an inmate who files an appeal from a judgment

or order in a civil action in any of those courts has filed three or more civil actions

or appeals of civil actions in a court of record in this state in the preceding twelve

months or previously has been subject to the review procedure described in this division,

the court may appoint a member of the bar to review the claim that is the basis of

the civil action or the issues of law that are the basis of the appeal and to make

a recommendation regarding whether the claim asserted in the action or the issues

of law raised in the appeal are frivolous or malicious under section 2969.24 of the Revised Code , any other provision of law, or rule of court. (C) If an inmate who files a civil action or appeal against a government entity or employee

seeks a waiver of the prepayment of the full filing fees assessed by the court in

which the action or appeal is filed, the inmate shall file with the complaint or notice

of appeal an affidavit that the inmate is seeking a waiver of the prepayment of the

court's full filing fees and an affidavit of indigency.  The affidavit of waiver and the affidavit of indigency shall contain all of the

following: (1) A statement that sets forth the balance in the inmate account of the inmate for each

of the preceding six months, as certified by the institutional cashier; (2) A statement that sets forth all other cash and things of value owned by the inmate

at that time.