# State ex rel. DeDonno v. Mason

> Ohio Supreme Court · March 31, 2011 · 128 Ohio St. 3d 412

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/2691274

## Case

- **Full name:** The State Ex Rel. DeDonno, Appellant, v. Mason, Judge, Appellee
- **Court:** Ohio Supreme Court
- **Decided:** March 31, 2011
- **Citations:** 128 Ohio St. 3d 412; 2011 Ohio 1445
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Judges:** O'Connor, Pfeifer, Stratton, O'Donnell, Lanzinger, Cupp, Brown
- **Cited by:** 12 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

[Cite as State ex rel. DeDonno v. Mason, 128 Ohio St.3d 412, 2011-Ohio-1445.]

THE STATE EX REL. DEDONNO, APPELLANT, v. MASON, JUDGE, APPELLEE.
[Cite as State ex rel. DeDonno v. Mason,
128 Ohio St.3d 412, 2011-Ohio-1445.]
A dismissal other than on the merits ordinarily does not prevent a party from
refiling the action and thus is ordinarily not a final, appealable order —
Court of appeals’ judgment denying writ of mandamus to compel judge to
issue a final, appealable order affirmed.
(No. 2010-1903 — Submitted March 23, 2011 — Decided March 31, 2011.)
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County,
Nos. 95431 and 95498, 2010-Ohio-4903.
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Per Curiam.
{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals denying appellant
Gregory Smith DeDonno’s request for a writ of mandamus to compel appellee,
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Lance T. Mason, to issue a
final, appealable order in a civil case instituted by DeDonno.
{¶ 2} Judge Mason acted within his discretion to dismiss the case
because of DeDonno’s failure to comply with a court order. See Civ.R. 41(B)(1).
The action was dismissed without prejudice, which, by rule, is not a final,
appealable order. See Civ.R. 41(B)(3). “Ordinarily, a dismissal ‘other than on
the merits’ does not prevent a party from refiling and, therefore, ordinarily, such a
dismissal is not a final, appealable order.” Natl. City Commercial Capital Corp.
v. AAAA At Your Service, Inc., 114 Ohio St.3d 82, 2007-Ohio-2942, 868 N.E.2d
663, ¶ 8. Extraordinary relief in mandamus is thus not available.
Judgment affirmed.
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’DONNELL,
LANZINGER, CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur.
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Gregory Smith DeDonno, pro se.
William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Charles
E. Hannan, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.
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