State ex rel. White v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority

{¶ 1} In April 2002, the Ohio Parole Board denied parole to appellant, Michael Turner White, and continued his next parole eligibility date to April 2004.

{¶ 2} In July 2002, White filed a petition in the Court of Appeals for Allen County requesting a writ of mandamus to compel appellee, Ohio Adult Parole Authority (“APA”), to grant him, inter alia, parole and release him from prison. The APA filed a motion to dismiss the petition. In September 2002, the court of appeals granted the APA’s motion and dismissed the petition.

{¶ 3} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals. The primary…