State ex rel. Brantley v. Ghee

Nov 10, 1998
1997-2237
Versions:1998 Ohio 17
83 Ohio St. 3d 521

{¶ 1} In 1997, appellant, Gregory Brantley, filed a motion in the Court of Appeals for Franklin County to compel appellees, employees of the Ohio Adult Parole Authority (“APA”), to remove a detainer against Brantley from APA records. Brantley alleged that in 1990, the APA filed a detainer against him after he was arrested on new criminal charges. Brantley waived his right to an on-site parole revocation hearing. According to Brantley, he was entitled to removal of the detainer from his APA records under former Ohio Adm.Code 5120:1-1-17 and 5120:1-1-31 because the APA’s detainer was based on hearsay.

{¶ 2} The court of appeals granted appellees’ motion for judgment on the pleadings and denied the writ.

{¶ 3} This cause is now before the court upon an appeal as of right.

Gregory Brantley, pro se.

Per Curiam.

{¶ 4} Brantley asserts that the court of appeals erred in denying the writ of mandamus. For the following reasons, however, Brantley’s contentions lack merit.

{¶ 5} As the court of appeals correctly held, at the time Brantley filed his motion, neither former Ohio Adm.Code 5120:1-1-17 nor Ohio Adm.Code 5120:1-1-31 required the APA to cancel the detainer. Former Ohio Adm.Code 5120:1-1-17, as cited by Brantley, did not impose any duty to cancel detainers. Ohio Adm.Code 5120:1-1-31(E) authorizes the APA to choose to initiate revocation proceedings in lieu of canceling a detainer. Brantley conceded in his motion that he was ultimately convicted of the new criminal charges that were the basis for the detainer. The APA has no legal duty to hold a final parole revocation hearing for Brantley during the time he is incarcerated on new criminal charges. State ex rel. Taylor v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth. (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 121, 609 N.E.2d 546.

{¶ 6} In addition, original actions for extraordinary relief like a writ of mandamus must be commenced by filing a complaint or petition rather than a motion. State ex rel. Simms v. Sutula (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 110, 111, 689 N.E.2d 564; Myles v. Wyatt (1991), 62 Ohio St.3d 191, 580 N.E.2d 1080, 1081. Brantley erroneously filed a motion rather than a complaint or petition.

{¶ 7} Finally, contrary to Brantley’s claims, no additional discovery was necessary for the court of appeals to resolve appellees’ motion for judgment on the pleadings. See State ex rel. Findlay Publishing Co. v. Hancock Cty. Bd. of Commrs. (1997), 80 Ohio St.3d 134, 136, 684 N.E.2d 1222, 1224 (“In order to be entitled to dismissal under Civ.R. 12[C], it must appear beyond doubt that relator can prove no set of facts warranting the requested relief, after construing all material factual allegations in the complaint and all reasonable inferences therefrom in relator’s favor.” [Emphasis added.]).

{¶ 8} Based on the foregoing, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

Judgment affirmed.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur.