State ex rel. Davis v. Ewers

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the complaint of appellant, Benson Davis, a.k.a. Ian Davis, for a writ of mandamus to compel appellee, Lorain County Court of Common Pleas Judge Raymond J. Ewers, to issue sentencing entries in his criminal cases that comply with Crim.R. 32(C) so as to constitute final, appealable orders. “Mandamus will not compel the performance of an act that has already been performed.” State ex rel. Dehler v. Kelly, 123 Ohio St.3d 297, 2009-Ohio-5259, 915 N.E.2d 1223, ¶ 1. As the court of appeals correctly determined, Davis’s original…