State ex rel. Pope v. Russo
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[Cite as State ex rel. Pope v. Russo, 2012-Ohio-5293.] Court of Appeals of Ohio EIGHTH APPELLATE DISTRICT COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION No. 98877 STATE OF OHIO, EX REL. JOHNATHAN POPE RELATOR vs. HONORABLE JOHN J. RUSSO RESPONDENT JUDGMENT: WRIT DENIED Writ of Mandamus Motion No. 458919 Order No. 459677 RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2012 FOR RELATOR Johnathan Pope, pro se Inmate No. 593209 Lake Erie Correctional Institution P.O. Box 8000 Conneaut, Ohio 44030 ATTORNEYS FOR RESPONDENT Timothy J. McGinty Cuyahoga County Prosecutor By: James E. Moss Assistant County Prosecutor 8th Floor Justice Center 1200 Ontario Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 FRANK D. CELEBREZZE, JR., P.J.: {¶1} On August 29, 2012, the relator, Johnathan Pope, commenced this mandamus action against the respondent, Judge John J. Russo, to compel the judge to rule on his pending motion(s) requesting a corrected entry of 9 additional days of jail time credit. (Demand for relief.) Pope had filed motions for additional jail-time credit in the underlying case, State v. Pope, Cuyahoga C.P. No. CR-540082, on January 31, April 17, and July 10, 2012. Previously, the respondent judge had granted Pope 16 days of jail-time credit. On September 26, 2012, the respondent, through the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, moved for summary judgment, inter alia, on the grounds of mootness. Attached to this dispositive motion is a certified copy of a September 6, 2012 journal entry, in which the judge granted Pope a total of 25 days of jail-time credit. Pope never filed a response. {¶2} The attached journal entry establishes that Pope has received his requested relief, a ruling on his pending motions granting him additional jail-time credit. The court further notes that after the judge issued the September 6 journal entry, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction updated its offender search page for Pope by changing his release date from October 17, 2012, to October 7, 2012. Thus, this matter is moot. {¶3} Accordingly, this court grants the respondent s motion for summary judgment and denies the application for a writ of mandamus. Relator to pay costs. This court directs the clerk of court to serve all parties notice of this judgment and its date of entry upon the journal as required by Civ.R. 58(B). {¶4} Writ denied. FRANK D. CELEBREZZE, JR., PRESIDING JUDGE KENNETH A. ROCCO, J., and MARY EILEEN KILBANE, J., CONCUR
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