{¶7} To obtain a writ of mandamus, Lieutenant Neal "had to establish a clear legal right to promotion * * * , a clear legal duty on the part of [the city] to provide the foregoing, and that he had no plain and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law." See State ex rel. Hipp v. N. Canton, 75 Ohio St.3d 221, 222, 661 N.E.2d 1090 (1996); see also State ex rel. Lanter v. Cincinnati, 2020-Ohio-4973, 160 N.E.3d 796, ¶ 18 (1st Dist.). But a writ of mandamus should not be issued lightly.

If so, Grater would be entitled to judicial review in state court. See, e.g. , State ex rel. Lanter v. City of Cincinnati , 2020-Ohio-4973, ¶ 1, 160 N.E.3d 796 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). At the hearing, the parties made legal arguments and objections, presented exhibits, and also examined and cross-examined sworn witnesses (Doc. 22).