The motion to dismiss is sustained, and the cause is dismissed.

dissenting. I respectfully dissent. Based on the record before this court, I would grant relator Michael Davie’s petition for a writ of procedendo.1

Davie filed a motion for postconviction relief on April 4, 1996. On December 12, 1996, Davie filed a motion to amend his motion for postconviction relief. On January 21,1997, the respondent ordered that Davie’s “motion to amend Petition for Post-conviction relief * * * is not well taken and is hereby denied.” (Emphasis added.)

On June 5, 1997, Davie filed a petition for a writ of procedendo seeking to compel the court to rule on his motion for postconviction relief. On June 6, 1997, the court denied Davie’s petition for a writ of procedendo. In the order the court stated, “IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendant’s Motion is without merit and is hereby DENIED. The Defendant’s post-conviction relief was denied on 1/21/97 and is dispositive as to both this motion and the preceding .motion for summary judgment.”

An examination of the court’s January 21, 1997 order reveals that it denied only the motion to amend. Therefore, Davie’s motion for postconviction relief *1213has now been pending for almost a year.2 A year is an excessive amount of time for a motion to remain pending absent extraordinary circumstances. Further, it does not appear that the respondent intends to rule on the motion in that the respondent believes that Davie’s motion was denied in the January 21, 1997 order.

A writ of procedendo may lie where an inferior court fails to timely dispose of a pending action. State ex rel Levin v. Sheffield Lake (1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 104, 110, 637 N.E.2d 319, 324. Accordingly, since the respondent has failed to timely rule upon Davie’s motion and Davie has no other plain and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law, I would issue a writ of procedendo in this case.