State ex rel. Hattie v. Goldhardt

To obtain a writ of mandamus, the relator must show that he has a clear legal right to the relief requested, the respondent has a clear legal duty to grant it, and no adequate remedy at law exists to vindicate the claimed right. State ex rel. Berger v. McMonagle (1983), 6 Ohio St.3d 28, 29, 6 OBR 50, 50-51, 451 N.E.2d 225, 226-227. The court of appeals found that respondent had a clear legal duty to “correct” Hattie’s scoresheet, a duty derived from the Due Process Clause.1

We cannot agree. The Fourteenth Amendment forbids a state to “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without…