Ohio Filing Accuses Max Miller of False Statements in 5-Month Protection Order Case
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Updated · Mother Jones · Aug 13
Ohio Filing Accuses Max Miller of False Statements in 5-Month Protection Order Case
3 articles · Updated · Mother Jones · Aug 13
Summary
An Aug. 6 filing says Rep. Max Miller made false statements to win an emergency civil protection order against ex-wife Emily Moreno, and that the order remained in place for five months before he dropped it.
The challenge centers on Miller’s Feb. 27 sworn claim that his girlfriend witnessed a Feb. 1 custody exchange and that Ring video proved she was there, contradicting Moreno’s allegation that he shoved her.
By mid-March, Miller’s lawyer told Moreno’s counsel that Ring footage showed the girlfriend was likely not present, effectively retracting a key piece of evidence Miller had presented to the court.
Moreno argues that email was not enough under Ohio’s candor-to-the-tribunal rule because Miller’s lawyers never alerted the magistrate who issued the order that the evidence description was false.
The dispute lands as Miller already faces calls from at least six Republican senators to end his reelection bid; the withdrawal deadline has passed, and the custody case continues past Election Day.