State ex rel. Kern v. Santucci

MAYNARD, Justice:

In this original proceeding in prohibition the relators, Ron Kern and Sandra Kern, pray that this Court prohibit the respondent, who is a magistrate of the Jefferson County Magistrate Court, from blocking their appeal from, and from refusing to execute a stay of execution against, a judgment rendered against them. The relators claim that the respondent has wrongfully demanded that they post an $800.00 bond before allowing them to proceed with their appeal. After reviewing the questions raised and the documents filed in this case, this Court believes that the respondent…