Gosby v. Third Judicial Circuit Court

Jerry Wesley Gosby, an inmate in the Cross City Correctional Institute, petitions this court to issue a writ of mandamus. He shows that he filed a petition for name *776change in the Third Judicial Circuit in May, 1989. The Department of Corrections has filed a response to the petition pending below and Gosby has twice filed notices of hearing, yet the circuit court apparently refuses to enter a final order. Gosby argues that he is entitled to a ruling and asks this court to compel the lower tribunal to act.

We find that petitioner is not entitled to the relief he seeks. He has not alleged that he…