State ex rel. Collins v. O'Farrell

To obtain the requested writ of prohibition, relator must show that the respondent has exercised judicial or quasi-judicial power, that the exercise of power was unauthorized by law, and that the relator has no adequate remedy at law. State, ex rel. Fyffe, v. Pierce (1988), 40 Ohio St.3d 8, 531 N.E.2d 673. Respondent’s order is plainly an exercise of judicial power, and he concedes that relator lacks an adequate legal remedy. Thus, the sole issue is whether the order was unauthorized by law. We conclude that it was, and therefore allow the writ.

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