Opinion
Case No. 15 CAD 04 0032
02-26-2016
STATE OF OHIO Respondent v. FRANK K.C. HERTEL, SR. Relator
APPEARANCES: For Plaintiff-Appellee CAROL HAMILTON O'BRIEN Delaware County Prosecutor By: R. Joseph Varvel Assistant Prosecuting Attorney 140 N. Sandusky Street Delaware, OH 43015 For Defendant-Appellant Frank K.C.Hertel Sr. (Pro Se) ASPC Florence South P.O. Box 8400 Florence, AZ 85132
JUDGES: Hon. W. Scott Gwin, P.J. Hon. William B. Hoffman, J. Hon. Patricia A.
OPINION
CHARACTER OF PROCEEDING: Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 14 CRI 01 0021 & 00 CRI 11 361 JUDGMENT: Dismissed APPEARANCES: For Plaintiff-Appellee CAROL HAMILTON O'BRIEN
Delaware County Prosecutor
By: R. Joseph Varvel
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
140 N. Sandusky Street
Delaware, OH 43015 For Defendant-Appellant Frank K.C.Hertel Sr. (Pro Se)
ASPC Florence South
P.O. Box 8400
Florence, AZ 85132 Delaney, J.
{¶1} Relator, Frank K.C. Hertel, Sr., has filed a "Motion for a Writ of Mandamus" requesting a writ be issued to compel Judge Everett Krueger to provide Relator with written transcripts. The State of Ohio has filed a Motion to Dismiss.
{¶2} We find Relator has not properly brought this action. R.C. 2731.04 provides, "Application for the writ of mandamus must be by petition, in the name of the state on the relation of the person applying, and verified by affidavit."
{¶3} Failure to comply with these requirements is grounds for dismissal. Thorne v. State, 8th Dist. No. 85024, 2004-Ohio-6288; Maloney v. Court of Common Pleas of Allen County, 173 Ohio St. 226, 181 N.E.2d 270 (1962).
{¶4} Relator herein has not properly brought this cause as a petition in the name of the state. See Blankenship v. Blackwell, 103 Ohio St.3d 567, 2004-Ohio-5596, 817 N.E.2d 382; Perotti v. Mahoning County Clerk, 7th Dist. No. 05-MA-202, 2006-Ohio-673. Selway v. Court of Common Pleas Stark County, 5th Dist. No.2007CA00213, 2007-Ohio-4566.
{¶5} The pleading filed is a "motion" not a petition. The pleading filed is captioned "State of Ohio vs. Frank K.C. Hertel, Sr." Not only has Relator failed to file a petition, he has failed to name a respondent other than himself.
{¶6} Further, the Petition does not contain an affidavit of verity as required by R.C. 2731.04.
{¶7} For these reasons, we dismiss this action. By Delaney, J. Gwin, P.J. and Hoffman, J. concur.