State ex rel. Thompson v. Spon

Appellant and the various amici curiae assert that the court of appeals erred in sua sponte dismissing the mandamus complaint. Sua sponte dismissal of a complaint is appropriate if the complaint is frivolous or the claimant obviously cannot prevail on the facts alleged in the complaint. State ex rel. Luna v. Huffman (1996), 74 Ohio St.3d 486, 487, 659 N.E.2d 1279, 1280; State ex rel. Fogle v. Steiner (1995), 74 Ohio St.3d 158, 161, 656 N.E.2d 1288, 1292. Consequently, we must determine whether appellant’s mandamus claim is frivolous or obviously without merit. Luna and Fogle, supra.

Appellant…