STATE EX REL. GANTT v. COLEMAN

No. 82-1221.

6 Ohio St. 3d 5 (1983)

THE STATE, EX REL. GANTT, APPELLANT, v. COLEMAN, JUDGE, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 13, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Shelley Gantt, pro se.

Mr. John T. Corrigan, prosecuting attorney, and Mr. Gary W. Johnson, for appellee.


Per Curiam.

It is well-established that the extraordinary writ of mandamus "* * * will not issue to compel a public official to perform a legal duty which has been completed." State, ex rel. Breaux, v. Court of Common Pleas (1977), 50 Ohio St.2d 164 [4 O.O.3d 352], citing State, ex rel. Bowman, v. Asmann (1925), 113 Ohio St. 394. Stated otherwise, the writ will not lie in order to secure...

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