State ex rel. Pyle v. Bessey

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing claims for writs of mandamus, procedendo, and prohibition to compel a trial court judge to permit discovery and to conduct a trial on the issue of whether a valid and enforceable arbitration agreement exists between the parties in an underlying case. 1 Be cause appellant is collaterally estopped from raising his claims and the appellate court’s mandate was not patently and unambiguously disregarded, we affirm.

{¶ 2} On June 7, 1999, appellant, Walter D. Pyle, obtained a loan from Wells Fargo Financial in order to buy a used truck. Pyle also…