State ex rel. Shoop v. Mitrovich

It is well-established that in order for a writ of prohibition to issue, the relator must show the following:

“(1) The court or officer against whom it is sought must be about to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial power; (2) the exercise of such power must be *221unauthorized by law; (3) it must appear that the refusal of the writ would result in injury for which there is no adequate remedy.” State, ex rel. Lehmann, v. Cmich (1970), 23 Ohio St. 2d 11 [52 O.O.2d 32].

Although relator is able to establish the first element, he cannot substantiate the second and third. Relative to the second element,…