State ex rel. Spates v. Donnelly

2015 Ohio 111

• Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
• Decided: January 9, 2015
• Docket: 101840
• Status: Published

Opinion

[Cite as State ex rel. Spates v. Donnelly, 2015-Ohio-111.]

Court of Appeals of Ohio EIGHTH APPELLATE DISTRICT COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION No. 101840

STATE EX REL. LAVELLE A. SPATES

RELATOR

vs.

HONORABLE MICHAEL P. DONNELLY

RESPONDENT

JUDGMENT: WRIT DENIED

Writ of Mandamus Motion No. 478632 Order No. 479930

RELEASE DATE: January 9, 2015 FOR RELATOR

Lavelle A. Spates, pro se #641-474 Trumbull Correctional Camp P.O. Box 640 Leavittsburg, Ohio 44430

ATTORNEYS FOR RESPONDENT

Timothy J. McGinty Cuyahoga County Prosecutor By: James E. Moss Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Justice Center - 9th Floor 1200 Ontario Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113

KENNETH A. ROCCO, J.: {¶1} Lavelle A. Spates has filed a complaint for a writ of mandamus. Spates seeks an

order from this court that requires Judge Michael P. Donnelly to render a ruling with regard to a

“motion for an order to establish payment plan for court costs” filed in State v. Spates, Cuyahoga

C.P. Nos. CR-11-552263 and CR-13-571384. Judge Donnelly has filed a motion for summary

judgment, which we grant for the following reasons.

{¶2} Attached to Judge Donnelly’s motion for summary judgment is a copy of a judgment

entry, journalized on September 19, 2014, which demonstrates that a ruling has been rendered

with regard to Spates’s motion to establish a payment plan for court costs. Thus, the complaint

for a writ of mandamus is moot. State ex rel. Jerninghan v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common

Pleas, 74 Ohio St.3d 278, 658 N.E.2d 723 (1996); State ex rel. Gantt v. Coleman, 6 Ohio St.3d 5,

450 N.E.2d 1163 (1983).

{¶3} In addition, Spates’s complaint for a writ of mandamus is defective. Spates’s

complaint failed to comply with Loc.App.R. 45(B)(1)(a), which requires that his complaint

contain a sworn affidavit that specifies the details of his claim. State ex rel. Hopson v.

Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas, 135 Ohio St.3d 456, 2013-Ohio-1911, 989 N.E.2d 49;

State ex rel. Leon v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas, 123 Ohio St.3d 124,

2009-Ohio-4688, 914 N.E.2d 402. Spates has also failed to comply with R.C. 2969.25(A),

which mandates that he provide this court with a sworn affidavit that contains a description of

each civil action or appeal of a civil action filed in the previous five years in any state or federal

court. State ex rel. McGrath v. McDonnell, 126 Ohio St.3d 511, 2010-Ohio-4726, 935 N.E.2d

830. Finally, Spates has failed to comply with R.C. 2969.25(C)(1), which mandates that he file

a statement setting forth his inmate account “for each of the preceding six months, as certified by

the institutional cashier.” State ex rel. Castro v. Corrigan, 129 Ohio St.3d 342, 2011-Ohio-4059, 952 N.E.2d 497.

{¶4} Accordingly, we grant Judge Donnelly’s motion for summary judgment. Costs to

Judge Donnelly. Costs waived. The court directs the clerk of courts to serve all parties with

notice of this judgment and the date of entry upon the journal as required by Civ.R. 58(B).

{¶5} Writ denied.

_____________________________________________ KENNETH A. ROCCO, JUDGE

FRANK D. CELEBREZZE, JR., P.J., and EILEEN T. GALLAGHER, J., CONCUR