Christensen v. Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline

We deny the writ without reaching the constitutional question. “Constitutional questions will not be decided until the necessity for a decision arises on the record before the court.” State, ex rel. Herbert, v. Ferguson (1944), 142 Ohio St. 496, 27 O.O. 415, 52 N.E.2d 980, paragraph two of the syllabus.

*536“In order for a writ of prohibition to lie, the following three requirements must be satisfied: ‘(1) the officer against whom it is sought is about to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial power; (2) the exercise of such power is unauthorized by law; and (3) it will result in injury for which no…