State Ex Rel. Martin v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority

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THE STATE EX REL. MARTIN, APPELLANT, v. OHIO ADULT PAROLE AUTHORITY, APPELLEE.

No. 2009-1279

Supreme Court of Ohio

Submitted November 18, 2009—Decided December 1, 2009

124 Ohio St.3d 63, 2009-Ohio-6164

Leonard F. Carr, L. Bryan Carr, and Robert P. DeMarco, for appellant.

Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, L.L.P., Robert A. Zimmerman, and Mark D. Tucker, for appellees.

[Cite as

State ex rel. Martin v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth., 124 Ohio St.3d 63, 2009-Ohio-6164.]

Per Curiam.

{¶ 1} We dismiss the appeal of appellant, Robert Martin, because although he challenges the court of appeals’ April 2009 judgment dismissing his complaint for a writ of mandamus and declaratory relief, he did not file a timely appeal from that judgment. S.Ct.Prac.R. II(2)(A)(1). Neither his motion for reconsideration nor his Civ.R. 60(B) motion for relief from judgment extended his time to appeal the judgment.

Cotten v. Fitzpatrick, 98 Ohio St.3d 24, 2002-Ohio-7043, 780 N.E.2d 1019, ¶ 6;

Key v. Mitchell (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 89, 90, 689 N.E.2d 548. Finally, a ”Civ.R. 60(B) motion for relief from judgment cannot be used as a substitute for a timely appeal * * *.”

Id. at 90-91, 689 N.E.2d 548;

State ex rel. Richard v. Cuyahoga Cty. Commrs. (2000), 89 Ohio St.3d 205, 206, 729 N.E.2d 755.

Appeal dismissed.

MOYER, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR, O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, and CUPP, JJ., concur.

Robert Martin, pro se.

Richard Cordray, Attorney General, and Melissa Montgomery, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Case Details

Case Name: State Ex Rel. Martin v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority

Court Name: Ohio Supreme Court

Date Published: Dec 1, 2009

Citation: 918 N.E.2d 1005

Docket Number: 2009-1279

Court Abbreviation: Ohio