State ex rel. Fontanella v. Kontos

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a petition for writs of procedendo and mandamus to compel a common pleas court judge to rule on various motions in an action for a breach of contract. Because the judge has ruled on these motions, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

{¶ 2} Appellee, Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Peter J. Kontos, presided over an action for breach of contract filed by appellant, Dominic F. Fontanella. From 2000 through 2007, Fontanella filed various motions in the case, including a motion for default judgment. In September 2004, Judge…