State ex rel. Brown v. Corrigan

[Cite as State ex rel. Brown v. Corrigan, 2014-Ohio-2067.] Court of Appeals of Ohio EIGHTH APPELLATE DISTRICT COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION No. 101065 STATE OF OHIO, EX REL. DEMETRIUS BROWN RELATOR vs. JUDGE PETER CORRIGAN RESPONDENT JUDGMENT: WRIT DENIED Writ of Procedendo Motion No. 473367 Order No. 474148 RELEASE DATE: May 12, 2014 FOR RELATOR Demetrius Brown, pro se No. 502-975 P.O. Box 7010 Chillicothe, Ohio 45601 ATTORNEYS FOR RESPONDENT Timothy J. McGinty Cuyahoga County Prosecutor BY: James E. Moss Assistant County Prosecutor 9th Floor Justice Center 1200 Ontario Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 MARY J. BOYLE, A.J.: {¶1} Relator, Demetrius Brown, petitions this court to compel respondent judge to dispose of his motion for jail-time credit filed in State v. Brown, Cuyahoga C.P. No. CR-05-464069-A, on February 3, 2014. {¶2} Respondent has filed a motion for summary judgment citing numerous procedural deficiencies in Brown’s petition and also attaching a copy of a journal entry issued by respondent that granted Brown’s motion for jail-time credit on February 11, 2014. Specifically, respondent asserts that Brown failed to comply with the requirements of R.C. 2969.25(C), Civ.R. 10, Loc.App.R. 45, and R.C. 2969.25. Relator has not opposed respondent’s motion. Respondent’s motion for summary judgment is granted based on the procedural deficiencies in Brown’s petition. Further, Brown is not entitled to a writ of procedendo because the action is moot. State ex rel. Jerninghan v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas, 74 Ohio St.3d 278, 1996-Ohio-117, 658 N.E.2d 723; State ex rel. Gantt v. Coleman, 6 Ohio St.3d 5, 450 N.E.2d 1163 (1983). {¶3} Accordingly, respondent’s motion for summary judgment is granted. Relator to pay costs. The clerk is directed to serve upon the parties notice of this judgment and its date of entry upon the journal. Civ.R. 58(B). Writ denied. _____________________________________________ MARY J. BOYLE, ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE PATRICIA ANN BLACKMON, J., and TIM McCORMACK, J., CONCUR