State ex rel. Clayton v. Strickland-Saffold

[Cite as State ex rel. Clayton v. Strickland-Saffold, 2014-Ohio-4099.] Court of Appeals of Ohio EIGHTH APPELLATE DISTRICT COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION No. 101681 STATE EX REL., CONRAD CLAYTON RELATOR vs. JUDGE SHIRLEY STRICKLAND-SAFFOLD RESPONDENT JUDGMENT: WRIT DENIED Writ of Mandamus Motion No. 477516 Order No. 477892 RELEASE DATE: September 12, 2014 FOR RELATOR Conrad Clayton, pro se No. 642-581 Trumbull Correctional Camp P.O. Box 640 Leavittsburg, Ohio 44430 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 KATHLEEN ANN KEOUGH, J.: {¶1} Conrad Clayton has filed a complaint for a writ of mandamus. Clayton seeks an order from this court that requires Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold to render a ruling with regard to a motion for jail-time credit filed in State v. Clayton, Cuyahoga C.P. No. CR-570339. We decline to issue a writ of mandamus on behalf of Clayton. {¶2} Clayton’s request for a writ of mandamus is moot. Attached to the Judge Saffold’s motion for summary judgment is a copy of a journal entry, journalized on August 11, 2014, which demonstrates that a ruling has been rendered with regard to the motion for jail-time credit. Thus, Clayton is not entitled to a writ of mandamus. 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, we grant Judge Saffold’s motion for summary judgment. Costs to Judge Saffold. Costs waived. The court directs the clerk of courts to serve all parties with notice of this judgment and its date of entry upon the journal as required by Civ.R. 58(B). {¶4} Writ denied. KATHLEEN ANN KEOUGH, JUDGE FRANK D. CELEBREZZE, JR., P.J., and LARRY A. JONES, SR., J., CONCUR