Case Name: The State ex rel. Watley, Appellant, v. Pfeiffer, Judge, Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2009-10-28
Citations: 123 Ohio St. 3d 445
Docket Number: No. 2009-0965
Parties: The State ex rel. Watley, Appellant, v. Pfeiffer, Judge, Appellee.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O’Connor, O’Donnell, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 123
Pages: 445–445

Head Matter:
The State ex rel. Watley, Appellant, v. Pfeiffer, Judge, Appellee.
[Cite as State ex rel. Watley v. Pfeiffer, 123 Ohio St.3d 445, 2009-Ohio-5587.]
(No. 2009-0965
Submitted October 20, 2009
Decided October 28, 2009.)
Rayshon Watley, pro se.
Ron O’Brien, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Patrick J. Piccininni, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the petition of appellant, Rayshon Watley, for a writ of mandamus to compel appellee, Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Beverly Pfeiffer, to file an action Watley describes as a "1983 civil action." Watley, who has been declared to be a vexatious litigator, did not seek leave of the court of appeals to proceed with filing his mandamus action, and the court of appeals was thus required to dismiss the action. R.C. 2323.52(F)(2) and (I); State ex rel. Sapp v. Franklin Cty. Court of Appeals, 118 Ohio St.3d 368, 2008-Ohio-2637, 889 N.E.2d 500, ¶ 19-20.
Judgment affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concur.