The skirmish that unfolded on July 26 in downtown Cincinnati has continued to reverberate through courtrooms and community conversations, with the latest twist being a lawsuit filed to unveil the shrouded court documents of one Alex Tchervinski. Tchervinski, a 45-year-old man caught up in the tangles of a chaotic downtown bout, faces a disorderly conduct charge for his alleged role in the incident. The altercation, which began as a verbal exchange on West Fourth and Elm streets, swiftly escalated into a brawl that was caught on video and went viral. In one clip, Tchervinski, who is White, is shown slapping a Black man, a scene that precipitated further violence with others joining the fray.
A lawsuit targeting the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts insists on bringing clarity to these events by releasing records tied to Tchervinski’s criminal case. According to WLWT, Tchervinski’s lawyers have mounted a self-defense argument. Nonetheless, the City contends that such disclosures should remain private to protect other victims, drawing on concerns of privacy over public insight.
A separate legal action, spotlighted by FOX19, calls for the Ohio Supreme Court to compel the release of case records concerning Tchervinski, who was harmed during the melee. Astonishingly, no records have yet been made public since the charge on August 19, according to the plaintiff’s attorneys, Curt Hartman and Chris Finney. Their suit cites a 1986 Ohio Supreme Court ruling backing the public’s unrestricted access to court records—unless a decision to seal them is made…