2011 Ohio 4831
Ohio Ct. App.
2011

WILLIE BANDY v. JUDGE JOSE A. VILLANUEVA

No. 96866

Court of Appeals of Ohio, EIGHTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA

September 20, 2011

2011-Ohio-4831

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION; Writ of Procedendo; Motion No. 445730; Order No. 447790

JUDGMENT: WRIT DENIED

FOR RELATOR

Willie Bandy, pro se
Inmate No. 431-465
Grafton Correctional Institution
2500 South Avon Belden Road
Grafton, OH 44044

ATTORNEYS FOR RESPONDENT

William D. Mason
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor

By: James E. Moss
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Justice Center - 9th Floor
1200 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

SEAN C. GALLAGHER, J.:

{¶ 1} Relator, Willie Bandy, is the defendant in State v. Bandy, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Case No. CR-417888, which has been assigned to Judge Jose A. Villanueva. In the body of his complaint in procedendo, Bandy requests that Judge Villanueva rule on Bandy‘s motion to withdraw guilty plea filed on August 9, 2010.1

{¶ 2} Respondent has filed a motion for summary judgment attached to which is a copy of the journal entry received for filing by the clerk on June 28, 2011 denying Bandy‘s motion to withdraw guilty plea. Respondent argues that this action in procedendo is, therefore, moot. We agree.

{¶ 3} We also note that Bandy has not complied with the requirement of R.C. 2969.25 that he provide an affidavit describing “each civil action or appeal of a civil action that the inmate has filed in the previous five years in any state or federal court.” R.C. 2969.25(A). Failure to comply with this provision provides a basis for dismissal of an action in procedendo. State ex rel. Huffman v. Ambrose, Cuyahoga App. No. 95546, 2010-Ohio-5376. Bandy also failed to support his complaint with a statement setting forth the balance in his inmate account as certified by the institutional cashier. See R.C. 2969.25(C). “This also is sufficient reason to deny the writ, deny indigency status, and assess costs against the relator.” Id. at ¶ 9.

{¶ 4} Additionally, Loc.App.R. 45(B)(1)(a) requires that a complaint in an original action be verified and supported by an affidavit specifying the details of the claims. Bandy‘s “Verification” states, in part, that “all the facts in this petition are true and accurate to the best of my personal knowledge and belief.” It is well-established that a relator‘s conclusory statement in an affidavit does not comply with the requirement of Loc.App.R. 45(B)(1)(a) that an affidavit specify the details of the claim. Failure to do so is a basis for denying relief. See, e.g., State ex rel. Castro v. Corrigan, Cuyahoga App. No. 96488, 2011-Ohio-1701.

{¶ 5} Furthermore, Bandy has not included the addresses of the parties in the caption as required by Civ.R. 10(A), which may also be a ground for dismissal. Clarke v. McFaul, Cuyahoga App. No. 89447, 2007-Ohio-2520, at ¶ 5.

{¶ 6} Accordingly, respondent‘s motion for summary judgment is granted. Relator to pay costs. The clerk is directed to serve upon the parties notice of this judgment and its date of entry upon the journal. Civ.R. 58(B).

Writ denied.

SEAN C. GALLAGHER, JUDGE

FRANK D. CELEBREZZE, JR., P.J., and
EILEEN A. GALLAGHER, J., CONCUR

Notes

1
In the caption of the complaint, Bandy named the State of Ohio as the respondent. By a previous entry in this action, this court instructed the clerk to substitute Judge Jose A. Villanueva for the State of Ohio as the respondent and to change the caption in this action accordingly.