Ohio Supreme Court, 1999

State ex rel. Earl v. Shafer

Ohio Supreme Court · Decided April 28, 1999 · Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney

85 Ohio St. 3d 370; 708 N.E.2d 714

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State ex rel. Evans v. Mohr (Ohio Ct. App. 2018)
State v. Eubank, L-07-1302 (3-21-2008) (Ohio Ct. App. 2008)
Nicholson v. North Central Corr., Unpublished Decision (1-24-2003) (Ohio Ct. App. 2003)
State v. Wilkinson, Unpublished Decision (9-9-1999) (Ohio Ct. App. 1999)
State v. Montgomery, Unpublished Decision (9-9-1999) (Ohio Ct. App. 1999)
State ex rel. Earl v. Shafer (Ohio 1999)

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Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

We affirm the dismissal of Earl’s mandamus action. Earl has an adequate legal remedy by way of a declaratory judgment action in common pleas court to correct his prison record. State ex rel. Konoff v. Shafer (1997), 80 Ohio St.3d 294, 295-296, 685 N.E.2d 1248, 1249-1250; State ex rel. Yonkings v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Oct. 28, 1993), Franklin App. No. 93AP-655, unreported, 1993 WL 435190, affirmed (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 70, 630 N.E.2d 365. There is no evidence of any present injury to Earl that would prevent a declaratory judgment from providing a complete, beneficial, and speedy remedy. Konoff, 80 Ohio St.3d at 295-296, 685 N.E.2d at 1250, citing Schrader v. Vilevac (Jan. 31, 1996), Lorain App. No. 95CA006187, unreported, 1996 WL 37762.

Judgment affirmed.

Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.

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