[Cite as State ex rel. Brisco v. Brown , 2022

- Ohio

- 3445.]

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO

TENTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

State ex rel. Bryon L. Brisco, Sr., :

Relator, :

v. : No. 22AP

- 331 Judge [Jeffrey] Brown, : (REGULAR CALENDAR)
Respondent. :

D E C I S I O N

Rendered on September 2 9 , 202 2

On brief: Bryon L. Brisco, Sr., pro se.

On brief: G. Gary Tyack, Prosecuting Attorney, and Brandon Coy Hendrix

, for respondent.

IN PROCEDENDO ON OBJECTIONS TO THE MAGISTRATE'S DECISION

BEATTY BLUNT , J.

{¶1} Relator, Bryon L. Brisco, Sr., has filed this original action seeking a writ of
mandamus/procedendo ordering respondent, Franklin County Common Pleas Judge
Jeffrey Brown, to impose a s entence for, merge, or dismiss his conviction for felonious
assault. Respondent has filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to Civ.R. 12(B)(6). Relator has
also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.

{¶2} This matter was referred to a court appointed magistra te pursuant to Civ.R.

53 (C) and Loc.R. 12(M) of the Tenth District Court of Appeals. T he magistrate issued aNo. 22AP

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decision which is appended hereto
, including findings of fact and conclusions of law, and

recomme nded that this court deny relator's requested writ of mandamus /procedendo

.
Relator has filed objection s to the magistrate' s decision.

{¶3} We first note that the magistrate's decision was filed June 2 9 , 202 2 , and
relator's objections to the magistrate's decision were filed July 2 8 , 202 2 . Civ.R.
53(D)(3)(b)(i) requires that objections to a magistrate's decision be filed within 14 days of
the filing of the decision. Further more , although Civ.R. 53(D)(5) permits th e court to
extend the time for a party to file objections to a magistrate's decision for good cause shown,

in this case relator neither sought an extension of time nor presented any argument
showing good cause for the delay in filing his objections . Therefore, relator's objections

were unti mely. It is well

- settled that t his court need not address untimely objections to a
magistrate's decision. State ex rel. Dailey v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. , 10th Dist. No. 20AP

410, 2021

- Ohio

- 1079, ¶ 6 ( declining to address objections to a magistrate's decision that

were filed 31 days late) ; State ex rel. Keith v. Adult Parole Auth. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.
, 10th Dist. No. 10AP

- 663, 2011

- Ohio

- 1195, ¶ 3, citing State ex rel. Rosch v. Ohio Civ. Rights

Comm. , 10th Dist. No. 04AP

- 340, 2004

- Ohio

- 1625, ¶ 3 (declining to address objections to
a magis trate's decision that were filed 5 days late)

. Accordingly, we decline to address
relator's objections

. {¶4} Having declined to consider relator's untimely objections, we need only

determine whether "there is an error of law or other defect evident on the face of" the
magistrate's decision. See Civ.R. 53(D)(4)(c). A fter a n examination of th at decision
, w e

have found no error of law or other defect on its face. Furthermore, we note that, as found
by the magistrate in his decision, in taking judicial notice of the pleadings and orders inNo. 22AP

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related cases that affect the present original action, it is clear th at relator cannot be afforded

the relief he seeks

— an order that respondent impose a sentence for, merge, or dismiss his

conviction for felonious assault

— because he has not been convicted of felonious assault

. {¶5} Accordingly, based on the foregoing , we adop t the magistrate's decision as
our own, including the findings of fact and the conclusions of law therein

. Respondent's
motion to dismiss is granted. R elator 's request for a writ of mandamus /procedendo is
denied and relator's motion to proceed in forma pauperis is moot.
Respondent's motion to dismiss is granted. Relator's writ for mandamus/procedendo is denied and motion to proceed in

forma pauperis is moot.

DORRIAN and JAMISON , JJ., concur.

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APPENIDX
IN THE COURT OF A PPEALS OF OHIO

TENTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

State ex rel. Bryon L. Brisco, Sr., :

Relator, :

v. : No. 22AP

- 331 Judge [Jeffrey] Brown, : (REGULAR CALENDAR)
Respondent. :

M A G I S T R A T E ' S D E C I S I O N
Rendered on June 29, 2022

Bryon L. Brisco, Sr., pro se. G. Gary Tyack, Prosecuting Attorney, and Brandon Coy Hendrix
, for respondent.

IN PROCEDENDO ON RESPONDENT'S MOTION TO DISMISS

{¶6} Relator, Bryon L. Brisco, Sr., has filed this original action seeking a writ of mandamus/procedendo ordering respondent, Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Brown, to impose a sentence for, merge, or dismiss his conviction for felonious
assault. Re spondent has filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to Civ.R. 12(B)(6). Relator has also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.No. 22AP

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Findings of Fact : {¶7} 1. Respondent is a public official serving as a judge in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Oh io. {¶8} 2. Relator is a prisoner who was incarcerated at Pickaway Correctional Institution in Orient, Ohio, at the time he filed this mandamus/procedendo action. {¶9} 3. The facts of this case are summarized in this court's decision resolving
relator's direct a ppeal in State v. Brisco, 10th Dist. No. 16AP

- 759, 2017

- Ohio

- 8089. In short, on January 9, 2015, in Franklin C.P. No. 15CR

- 865, relator was charged with multiple offenses arising from the shooting death of his wife. He was convicted, pursuant to a jury

ver dict, of one count of reckless homicide as a stipulated lesser

- included offense of purposeful murder with firearm specification, one count of felony murder with firearm specification, one count of involuntary manslaughter with firearm specification, one co unt of having a weapon while under disability, and one count of tampering with evidence. Respondent presided over case No. 15CR

- 865. On direct appeal, this court affirmed the convictions, and the Supreme Court of Ohio declined further appeal. {¶10} 4. On June 8, 2022, relator filed his complaint in mandamus/procedendo with this court, requesting that this court order respondent to impose a sentence for, merge,
or dismiss his conviction for felonious assault. Relator also filed a motion for leave to proceed in f

orma pauperis. {¶11} 5. On the same day, June 8, 2022, respondent filed a motion to dismiss, pursuant to Civ.R. 12(B)(6), asserting relator's mandamus/procedendo action should be
dismissed because he was never convicted of felonious assault. Relator did not fil e any response to the motion to dismiss.

Conclusions of Law : {¶12} For the reasons that follow, it is the magistrate's decision that this court grant respondent's motion to dismiss relator's complaint for a writ of mandamus/procedendo and deny relator's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. {¶13} In order to be entitled to a writ of procedendo, a relator must establish a clear legal right to require the court to proceed, a clear legal duty on the part of the court to proceed, and the lack of an adequate rem edy in the ordinary course of law. State ex rel.No. 22AP

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Miley v. Parrott, 77 Ohio St.3d 64, 65 (1996). A writ of procedendo is appropriate when a court has either refused to render a judgment or has unnecessarily delayed proceeding to judgment. Id. An " 'inferior court's refusal or failure to timely dispose of a pending action is the ill a writ of procedendo is designed to remedy.' " State ex rel. Dehler v. Sutula, 74 Ohio St.3d 33, 35 (1995), quoting State ex rel. Levin v. Sheffield Lake, 70 Ohio St.3d 104, 110 ( 1994). {¶14} In order for this court to issue a writ of mandamus, a relator must ordinarily show a clear legal right to the relief sought, a clear legal duty on the part of the respondent to provide such relief, and the lack of an adequate remedy in the ordinary course of the law. State ex rel. Pressley v. Indus. Comm., 11 Ohio St.2d 141 (1967). {¶15} A motion to dismiss pursuant to Civ.R. 12(B)(6) tests the sufficiency of the complaint. "In order for a court to dismiss a case pursuant to Civ.R. 12(B)(6) 'it must appea r beyond doubt from the complaint that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts entitling him to recovery.' " T & M Machines, LLC v. Yost, 10th Dist. No. 19AP

- 124, 2020

- Ohio

- 551, ¶ 10, quoting O'Brien v. Univ. Community Tenants Union, Inc., 42 Ohio St.2d 24 2 (1975), syllabus. In construing a complaint upon a Civ.R. 12(B)(6) motion, a court must presume that all factual allegations in the complaint are true and make all reasonable inferences in the plaintiff's favor. LeRoy v. Allen, Yurasek & Merklin, 114 Ohi o St.3d 323, 2007

- Ohio

3608, ¶ 14. {¶16} The magistrate may take judicial notice of the pleadings and orders in related cases when these are not subject to reasonable dispute, at least insofar as they affect the present original action. State ex rel. Nyamusevya v. Hawkins, 10th Dist. No. 19AP

- 199,

2020

- Ohio

- 2690, ¶ 33, citing Evid.R. 201(B); State ex rel. Ohio Republican Party v. Fitzgerald, 145 Ohio St.3d 92, 2015

- Ohio

- 5056, ¶ 18; and State ex rel. Womack v. Marsh, 128 Ohio St.3d 303, 2011

- Ohio

- 229, ¶ 8. Furthe rmore, a court may take judicial notice of pleadings that are readily accessible on the internet. See Draughon v. Jenkins, 4th Dist. No. 16CA3528, 2016

- Ohio

- 5364, ¶ 26, citing State ex rel. Everhart v. McIntosh, 115 Ohio St.3d

195, 2007

- Ohio

- 4798, ¶ 8, 10 (a court may take judicial notice of appropriate matters, including judicial opinions and public records accessible from the internet, in determining a Civ.R. 12(B)(6) motion); and Giannelli, 1 Baldwin's Ohio Practice Evidence, Section 201.6No. 22AP

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(3d Ed.2015) ( noting that the rule generally precluding a court from taking judicial notice of other cases has been relaxed if the record is accessible on the internet). {¶17} In the present matter, relator argues he is entitled to a writ of mandamus/procedendo because respo ndent failed to impose a sentence for, merge, or dismiss his conviction for felonious assault. However, respondent did not convict relator of felonious assault. Therefore, because respondent had no legal duty to impose a sentence for, merge, or dismiss a n on
- existent conviction, neither procedendo nor mandamus will
lie here. {¶18} Accordingly, the magistrate recommends that this court grant respondent's motion to dismiss relator's complaint for a writ of mandamus/procedendo and deny
relator's motion for leav e to proceed in forma pauperis.

/S/ MAGISTRATE THOMAS W. SCHOLL III

NOTICE TO THE PARTIES

Civ.R . 53(D)(3)(a)(iii) provides that a party shall not assign as error on appeal the court's adoption of any factual finding or legal conclusion, whether or not specifically designated as a finding of fact or conclusion of law under Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(a)(ii), unl ess the party timely and specifically objects to that factual finding or legal conclusion as required by Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(b).