Case Name: Dunn v. Smith
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2008-03-26
Citations: 117 Ohio St. 3d 1438
Docket Number: 2008-0425
Parties: Dunn v. Smith.
Judges: O’Connor and O’Donnell, JJ., dissent and would dismiss the cause.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 117
Pages: 1438–1438

Head Matter:
2008-0425.
Dunn v. Smith.

Opinion:
In Habeas Corpus. On petition for writ of habeas corpus of Andrew Dunn.
Sua sponte, the writ is allowed. Allowing the writ means only that a return is ordered. See Reed v. Kinkela (1998), 84 Ohio St.3d 1427, 702 N.E.2d 903; Hernandez v. Kelly, 107 Ohio St.3d 1430, 2005-Ohio-6400, 838 N.E.2d 670.
Respondent shall file a return of writ within 21 days of service of the petition and petitioner may file a response within ten days after the return is filed. Petitioner's physical presence before the court will not be required.
O'Connor and O'Donnell, JJ., dissent and would dismiss the cause.