State ex rel. Hazel v. Bender

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals denying the request of appellant, Corey Hazel, for a writ of procedendo, 1 to compel appellee, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge John F. Bender, to resentence him in accordance with the court’s decision in State v. Hazel (Mar. 31, 2010), Franklin App. Nos. 09AP-1132, 09AP-1156, 09AP-1133, and 09AP-1157. Judge Bender has resentenced Hazel. The judge’s performance of the requested act rendered Hazel’s procedendo claim moot. State ex rel. Howard v. Show, 102 Ohio St.3d 423, 2004-Ohio-3652, 811 N.E.2d 1128, ¶ 9.

{¶ 2} Hazel’s claim on…