Case Name: Lester v. Grant Circuit Court
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1948-04-26
Citations: 226 Ind. 186
Docket Number: No. 28,448
Parties: Lester v. Grant Circuit Court.
Judges: 
Reporter: Indiana Reports
Volume: 226
Pages: 186–187

Head Matter:
Lester v. Grant Circuit Court.
[No. 28,448.
Filed April 26, 1948.]
Allen Lester, pro se, for petitioner.
Oren W. Dickey, Judge, Grant Circuit Court, Marion, pro se for respondent.

Opinion:
Emmert, C. J.
Petitioner seeks a writ of mandate
to require the judge of the Grant Circuit Court to hear an alleged petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by petitioner in said court. There is no allegation that there has ever been any service of a copy of his pleadings in the Grant Circuit Court upon the Attorney General as required by § 49-1937, Burns' 1933 (Supp.) (Acts 1945, ch. 3, §1, p. 7; Acts 1947, ch. 196, § 1). Petitioner has no action commenced in the Grant Circuit Court until this is done. State ex rel. Wadsworth v. Mead (1947), 225 Ind. 123, 73 N. E. 2d 53; State ex rel. Minton v. Parke Circuit Court (1948), Ante, p. 55, 77 N. E. 2d 749.
Nor does the petition comply with Rule 2-35 of this court which requires in this sort of action "certified copies of all pleadings, orders and entries pertaining to the subject matter" in the inferior court. The petition here does not state a cause of action. State ex rel. Talkington v. Hoffman, Judge (1947), 225 Ind. 475, 76 N. E. 2d 252; State ex rel. Crawford v. Owen, Judge (1948), 225 Ind. 601, 77 N. E. 2d 123; State ex rel. Lee v. Wilson, Judge (1948), 225 Ind. 640, 77 N. E. 2d 354.
Moreover, petitioner seeks to prosecute this action in his own name instead of in the name of the State of Indiana on his relation. This court has previously held this requirement to be mandatory. Board of Public Safety v. Walling (1934), 206 Ind. 240, 246, 187 N. E. 385; Rogers v. Youngblood, Judge (1948), Post, 645, 78 N. E. 2d 663. The petition fails to state a cause for relief and therefore it is denied.
Note.—Reported in 78. N. E. 2d 785.