State ex rel. Brookpark Entertainment, Inc. v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections

Three conditions must be satisfied before a writ of prohibition will issue: (1) the court or officer against whom the writ is sought is about to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial power, (2) the exercise of such power is unauthorized by law, and (3) refusal of the writ will cause injury for which no adequate remedy in the ordinary cause of law exists. State, ex rel. Racing Guild of Ohio, v. Morgan (1985), 17 Ohio St. 3d 54, 17 OBR 45, 476 N.E. 2d 1060. A writ of mandamus will issue where the relator demonstrates that he is entitled to respondent’s performance of a clear legal duty and that…