Hadley v. Ryan

In August 2001, plaintiff, Willie B. Hadley, Jr., filed a pro se mandamus complaint in the circuit court of Sangamon County, alleging that defendants, Jim Ryan, Donald N. Snyder, Jr., and Guy Pierce, failed to perform their ministerial duties. The trial court dismissed the petition for failure to state a cause of action in mandamus. Plaintiff appeals, and we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

The record shows that on February 2, 2000, plaintiff was transferred to the Pinckneyville Correctional Center (PCC) from State-ville Correctional Center. Two days later, plaintiff was given a room key. On or about June…