Case Title: State ex rel. Akbar-El v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas

Citation: 2002-Ohio-475

Docket Number: 20011424

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2002-02-06T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Cite as State ex rel. Akbar-El v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas, 94 Ohio St.3d 210, 
2002-Ohio-475.] 
 
 
THE STATE EX REL. AKBAR-EL, APPELLANT, v. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, 
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, APPELLEE. 
[Cite as State ex rel. Akbar-El v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas 
(2002), 94 Ohio St.3d 210.] 
Mandamus sought to compel Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas to 
vacate relator’s judgment of conviction and sentence — Dismissal of 
complaint by court of appeals for failure to comply with R.C. 2969.25(A) 
affirmed. 
(No. 01-1424 — Submitted November 27, 2001 — Decided February 6, 2002.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 79692. 
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Per Curiam.  In May 2001, appellant, Ali A. Akbar-El, an inmate, filed a 
complaint in the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County for a writ of mandamus 
to compel appellee, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, to vacate its 
judgment of conviction and sentence.  Akbar-El claimed that the judgment was 
void.  He did not attach the affidavit required by R.C. 2969.25(A) describing his 
previous civil actions and appeals.  See, e.g., Akbar-El v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & 
Corr. (1998), 126 Ohio App.3d 644, 711 N.E.2d 236.  The common pleas court 
filed a motion to dismiss. 
 
In June 2001, the court of appeals granted the motion and dismissed the 
cause.  This cause is now before the court upon an appeal as of right. 
 
We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.  Akbar-El failed to 
comply with the requirements of R.C. 2969.25 in commencing this action.  State 
ex rel. Sherrills v. Franklin Cty. Clerk of Courts (2001), 92 Ohio St.3d 402, 750 
N.E.2d 594, 596.  Moreover, habeas corpus, not mandamus, is the proper action to 
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seek release from prison.  State ex rel. Carter v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth. (2000), 
89 Ohio St.3d 496, 733 N.E.2d 609. 
Judgment affirmed. 
 
MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and 
LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. 
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Ali A. Akbar-El, pro se. 
 
William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Sherry F. 
McCreary, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
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