Case Name: The State ex rel. Martin, Appellant, v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2009-12-01
Citations: 124 Ohio St. 3d 63
Docket Number: No. 2009-1279
Parties: The State ex rel. Martin, Appellant, v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority, 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: 124
Pages: 63–64

Head Matter:
The State ex rel. Martin, Appellant, v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Appellee.
[Cite as State ex rel. Martin v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth., 124 Ohio St.3d 63, 2009-Ohio-6164.]
(No. 2009-1279
Submitted November 18, 2009
Decided December 1, 2009.)
Robert Martin, pro se.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
{¶ 1} We dismiss the appeal of appellant, Robert Martin, because although he challenges the court of appeals' April 2009 judgment dismissing his complaint for a writ of mandamus and declaratory relief, he did not file t a timely appeal from that judgment. S.Ct.Prae.R. II(2)(A)(1). Neither his motion for reconsideration nor his Civ.R. 60(B) motion for relief from judgment extended his time to appeal the judgment. Cotten v. Fitzpatrick, 98 Ohio St.3d 24, 2002-Ohio-7043, 780 N.E.2d 1019, ¶ 6; Key v. Mitchell (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 89, 90, 689 N.E.2d 548. Finally, a "Civ.R. 60(B) motion for relief from judgment cannot be used as a substitute for a timely appeal Id. at 90-91, 689 N.E.2d 548; State ex rel. Richard v. Cuyahoga Cty. Commrs. (2000), 89 Ohio St.3d 205, 206, 729 N.E.2d 755.
Appeal dismissed.
Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concur.
Richard Cordray, Attorney General, and Melissa Montgomery, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.