James v. Crews

Frank James, a state prisoner, appeals the circuit court’s dismissal of his complaint 1 for writ of mandamus. The circuit court found that Appellant had failed to state a cause of action for the writ of mandamus because: 1) the complaint failed to allege or show that Appellant had exhausted his administrative and other remedies; and 2) the allegations of fact were insufficient and the relief requested inappropriate to state a claim for mandamus relief. The order of the circuit court is affirmed.

While the order dismissing the complaint did not state that the dismissal was with prejudice, “[a]…