Case Name: The State ex rel. Foster, Appellant, v. DeWeese, Judge, et al., Appellees
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2011-11-30
Citations: 131 Ohio St. 3d 18
Docket Number: No. 2011-1351
Parties: The State ex rel. Foster, Appellant, v. DeWeese, Judge, et al., Appellees.
Judges: O’Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O’Donnell, Lanzinger, Cupp, and McGee Brown, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 131
Pages: 18–19

Head Matter:
The State ex rel. Foster, Appellant, v. DeWeese, Judge, et al., Appellees.
[Cite as State ex rel. Foster v. DeWeese, 131 Ohio St.3d 18, 2011-Ohio-6038.]
(No. 2011-1351
Submitted November 16, 2011
Decided November 30, 2011.)

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Joseph Foster, pro se.
James J. Mayer Jr., Richland County Prosecuting Attorney, and Jill M. Cochran, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellees.
{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the complaint of appellant, Joseph Foster, for writs of mandamus and procedendo to compel appellees, Richland County Court of Common Pleas and Judge James DeWeese, to issue a final, appealable order in his criminal case. Neither mandamus nor procedendo will compel the performance of a duty that has already been performed. See State ex rel. Rose v. McGinty, 123 Ohio St.3d 86, 2009-Ohio-4050, 914 N.E.2d 366, ¶ 2. Judge DeWeese's April 3, 2007 sentencing entry in the criminal case fully complied with Crim.R. 32(C) by including the jury verdict upon which his convictions were based, the sentence, the signature of the judge, and the time stamp indicating entry on the journal by the clerk of court. See State ex rel. Williams v. McGinty, 129 Ohio St.3d 275, 2011-Ohio-2641, 951 N.E.2d 755, ¶ 1.
Judgment affirmed.
O'Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Donnell, Lanzinger, Cupp, and McGee Brown, JJ., concur.