Case Name: State ex rel. Gains v. Mahoning Cty. Bd. of Elections
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2008-09-04
Citations: 119 Ohio St. 3d 1433
Docket Number: 2008-1129
Parties: State ex rel. Gains v. Mahoning Cty. Bd. of Elections.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, O’Connor, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 119
Pages: 1433–1433

Head Matter:
CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS
September 4, 2008
[Cite as 09/04/2008 Case Announcements, 2008-Ohio-4442.]
MERIT DECISIONS WITHOUT OPINIONS
2008-1129.
State ex rel. Gains v. Mahoning Cty. Bd. of Elections.

Opinion:
In Prohibition. This cause originated in this court on the filing of a complaint for a writ of prohibition. On S.CtPrac.R. X(5) determination and consideration of respondent's motion for judgment on the pleadings,
It is ordered by the court that the motion for judgment on the pleadings is granted and that the cause is dismissed. Relator has or had an adequate remedy at law by way of an action for a prohibitory injunction. See Tatman v. Fairfield, Cty. Bd. of Elections, 102 Ohio St.3d 425, 2004-Ohio-3701, 811 N.E.2d 1130, ¶ 17-19.
Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, O'Connor, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concur.
Lundberg Stratton and O'Donnell, JJ., dissent and would grant an alternative writ.