State ex rel. Brown v. East Cleveland Civil Service Commission

It is well settled that in order for a writ of mandamus to be issued, the relator must show, inter alia, that he enjoys a clear legal right to the relief for which he prays. State, ex rel. Niles, v. Bernard (1978), 53 Ohio St. 2d 31, 33.

Appellee contends, and the Court of Appeals held, that he was a classified civil service employee, pursuant to E. C. 124.11(B), entitled to specific procedural rights and notices upon termination from employment which the East Cleveland Board of Education failed to provide.

E. C. 124.11(B) provides, in relevant part, that:

“The classified service shall comprise…