State ex rel. Ridenour v. Brunsman

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing an inmate’s complaint for a writ of mandamus. Because the inmate failed to comply with R.C. 2969.25, we affirm.

{¶ 2} In August 2007, appellant, William L. Ridenour, an inmate at Chillicothe Correctional Institution, filed a complaint in the Court of Appeals for Ross County. Ridenour requested a writ of mandamus to compel appellee, Warden Timothy Brunsman, to provide Ridenour with “adequate clothing in the form of a raincoat, rubber over-shoes and thermal underwear for inclement weather at State expense.” Ridenour requested waiver of…