State ex rel. Belknap v. Lavelle

For a writ of mandamus to issue in this case, we must find that relators-appellants have a clear legal right to the relief they seek, that the respondents-appellees are under a clear legal duty to perform the requested act, and that relators-appellants have no plain and adequate remedy at law. State, ex rel. Hanley, v. Roberts (1985), 17 Ohio St. 3d 1, 8.

The analysis with respect to the question of jurisdiction in this case is made difficult because it is necessarily tied to the ultimate merit question. R.C. 124.03(A) confers upon the State Personnel Board of Review the *181responsibility to…