State ex rel. Dodson v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 2552

Syllabus

Relator is not entitled to a writ of mandamus because even construing all of the allegations in relator's complaint as true, relator failed to establish that FCCSEA had a clear legal duty under either R.C. 3125.15, R.C. 3125.16, or Ohio Adm.Code 5101:12-1-20.1 to provide him a complete and unredacted copy of the records pertaining to the 1992 administrative paternity action that FCCSEA, ODRC, and OAPA have a clear legal duty under either R.C. 3111.09(A)(1), 3111.10(C), and/or Anderson v. Jacobs, 68 Ohio St.2d 67 (1981) to order a DNA blood test to establish paternity to be used at his next parole hearing and that respondents had a clear legal duty under either R.C. 2151.352, R.C. 2151.23, and/or State ex rel. Cody v. Toner, 8 Ohio St.3d 22 to appoint legal counsel to represent relator at parole hearings at which his parentage is considered.