State ex rel. Wilson v. Sunderland

Wilson asserts that the court of appeals erred in denying the writ. For the following reasons, Wilson’s assertions lack merit.

To the extent that Wilson requested that Judge Sunderland rule on his motion for a free transcript, his claim was rendered moot when Judge Sunderland subsequently denied the motion. Mandamus will not issue to compel an act that *549has already been performed. State ex rel. Jones v. O’Connor (1999), 84 Ohio St.3d 426, 426, 704 N.E.2d 1223, 1224.

In addition, although Wilson claimed he needed a copy of the transcript to help him prepare an appeal in the court of appeals, that…