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The State ex rel. DeDonno, Appellant, v. Mason, Judge, Appellee

Supreme Court of Ohio2011-03-31No. No. 2010-1903
128 Ohio St. 3d 412

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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.

O’Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O’Donnell, Lanzinger, Cupp, and McGee Brown, JJ., concur.