State ex rel. Peoples v. O'Shaughnessy
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing Appellant's complaint for a writ of mandamus to compel officials to transfer him from the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) to the Franklin County jail, holding that the court of appeals did not err.
The court of appeals dismissed Appellant's complaint in its entirety as moot, concluding that any transfer of Appellant from NEOCC to the Franklin County jail would have been a vain act. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that granting the writ of mandamus Appellant sought to compel his transfer would do nothing more than require a vain act.
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