State ex rel. Russell v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion)

*275 {¶ 1} Appellant, Mark Russell, appeals the judgment of the Tenth District Court of Appeals denying his motion to waive court costs. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals and deny Russell's motion to appoint counsel.

Background

{¶ 2} Russell is a prisoner confined at the Warren Correctional Institution in Lebanon, Ohio. On February 17, 2017, he filed a complaint for a writ of mandamus in the Tenth District Court of Appeals to compel appellee, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ("DRC"), to have its Use of Force Committee review a corrections…