Case Title: James Kozohorsky v. Unnamed Judge

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State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 2000-10-20T00:00:00Z

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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION PER CURIAM OCTOBER 26, 2000 JAMES KOZOHORSKY Petitioner v. UNNAMED JUDGE Respondent 00-765 PRO SE MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK TO FILE MANDAMUS PETITION WITHOUT RECORD [CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, NO. UNKNOWN] MOTION DISMISSED Petitioner James Kozohorsky tendered to this court a petition for writ of mandamus contending that an unnamed "district judge" in Jefferson County had failed to act on a civil complaint. He subsequently filed the instant motion seeking to file the mandamus action without the certified record required by our clerk to file such an action. The motion is denied. Our Rule 6-1(a) provides that in cases in which the jurisdiction of the court is in fact appellate, although in form original, such as petitions for writs of prohibition, certiorari, or mandamus, the pleadings with certified exhibits from the trial court are treated as the record. Jackson v. Tucker, 325 Ark. 318, 927 S.W.2d 336 (1996). Without this certified record, there is no basis on which this court can assume jurisdiction of the matter. As a result, the motion for rule on clerk to file the mandamus petition without a record is dismissed. Motion dismissed.