STATE EX REL. WESTBROOK v. OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS COMM.

No. 84-247.

17 Ohio St. 3d 215 (1985)

THE STATE, EX REL. WESTBROOK, APPELLANT, v. OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 5, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harshman & Waldman and Martin S. Hume, for appellant.

Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, and Michael A. Esposito, for appellee.


Per Curiam.

The issue presented in this case is whether a writ of mandamus should be issued directing the commission to make a probable cause determination.

A writ of mandamus is defined as "a writ, issued in the name of the state to an inferior tribunal, a corporation, board, or person, commanding the performance of an act which the law specifically enjoins as a duty * * *." R.C. 2731.01. In order for a writ of mandamus to issue, the relator must demonstrate...

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