Opinion
110713
09-17-2021
STATE EX REL., DAVEION PERRY, Relator, v. JUDGE ANDREW J. SANTOLI, Respondent.
Daveion Perry, pro se. Michael C. O'Malley, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and James E. Moss, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent.
Writ of Mandamus Motion No. 548695 Order No. 548998
Daveion Perry, pro se.
Michael C. O'Malley, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and James E. Moss, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent.
JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION
EILEEN A. GALLAGHER, J.
{¶ 1} Daveion Perry, the relator, has filed a complaint for a writ of mandamus. Perry seeks an order from this court that compels Judge Andrew J. Santoli, the respondent, to issue findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding a petition for postconviction relief filed in State v. Perry, Cuyahoga C.P. No. CR-16-610816-A. Judge Santoli has filed a motion for summary judgment that we grant.
{¶ 2} Attached to the motion for summary judgment are copies of judgment entries, journalized June 21, 2021 and August 10, 2021, which reflect that Judge Santoli denied Perry's petition for postconviction relief, issued findings of fact and conclusions of law mandated by R.C. 2953.21(H) and ordered a copy of the judgment be mailed to Perry. Relief is unwarranted because the request for a writ of mandamus is moot. Mandamus will not compel the performance of a duty that has already been performed. State ex rel Williams v. Croce, 153 Ohio St.3d 348, 2018-Ohio-2703, 106 N.E.3d 55; State ex rel Hopson v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas, 135 Ohio St.3d 456, 2013-Ohio-1911, 989 N.E.2d 49; State ex rel Fontanella v. Kontos, 117 Ohio St.3d 514, 2008-Ohio, 885 N.E.2d 220.
{¶ 3} Accordingly, we grant Judge Santoli's motion for summary judgment. Costs waived.
{¶ 4} The court directs the clerk of courts to serve all parties with notice of this judgment and the date of entry upon the journal as required by Civ.R. 58(B).
{¶ 5} Writ denied.
SEAN C. GALLAGHER, P.J., and ANITA LASTER MAYS, J., CONCUR.