State ex rel. Levin v. City of Sheffield Lake

For a writ of mandamus to issue, the Levin Group must prove that it is entitled to the performance of a clear legal duty and that it has no adequate remedy in the ordinary course of the law. State ex rel. Citizens for Responsible Taxation v. Scioto Cty. Bd. of Elections (1993), 67 Ohio St.3d 134, 136-137, 616 N.E.2d 869, 871.

A writ of procedendo is “ ‘an order from a court of superior jurisdiction to one of inferior jurisdiction to proceed to judgment,’ ” but one that never attempts to control how the inferior court rules. State ex rel. Utley v. Abruzzo (1985), 17 Ohio St.3d 203, 204, 17 OBR…