State ex rel. Graham v. Findlay Municipal Court

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel a municipal court to file a criminal complaint. Because appellant failed to comply with R.C. 2969.25(A)(1), we affirm.

{¶2} On October 29, 2004, appellant, Nathan Graham, an inmate, filed a complaint in the Court of Appeals for Hancock County. Graham requested a writ of mandamus to compel appellee, Findlay Municipal Court, to file a criminal complaint that he had presented to the municipal court clerk for filing and to conduct a probable-cause hearing. Graham moved for leave to proceed in forma *64pauper…