Case Name: The State ex rel. Jones, Appellant, v. Bradshaw, Warden, et al., Appellees
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2009-10-28
Citations: 123 Ohio St. 3d 444
Docket Number: No. 2009-0958
Parties: The State ex rel. Jones, Appellant, v. Bradshaw, Warden, et al., Appellees.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., and Lundberg Stratton, O’Connor, O’Donnell, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 123
Pages: 444–444

Head Matter:
The State ex rel. Jones, Appellant, v. Bradshaw, Warden, et al., Appellees.
[Cite as State ex rel. Jones v. Bradshaw, 123 Ohio St.3d 444, 2009-Ohio-5586.]
(No. 2009-0958
Submitted October 20, 2009
Decided October 28, 2009.)
Paul Mancino Jr., for appellant.
Richard Cordray, Attorney General, and Stephanie Watson, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment dismissing the petition of appellant, Shigali Jones, for writs of habeas corpus and mandamus to compel his release from prison. Jones's habeas corpus claim is fatally defective and subject to dismissal because he did not attach copies of all of his pertinent commitment papers. Knowles v. Voorhies, 121 Ohio St.3d 271, 2009-Ohio-1109, 903 N.E.2d 637. Jones's mandamus claim lacks merit because it is not the appropriate action to seek release from prison. State ex rel. Gordon v. Murphy, 112 Ohio St.3d 329, 2006-Ohio-6572, 859 N.E.2d 928, ¶ 5.
Judgment affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., and Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concur.
Pfeifer, J., dissents and would reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and grant the writ.