On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, Robert Daniel Parker III filed a petition for a writ of quo warranto in the Ohio Supreme Court, challenging the authority of several officials, including all Common Pleas Court Judges in Lucas County.
The petition, submitted under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 2733, names multiple respondents, such as Lucas County Clerk of Courts Bernie Quilter, Judge Dean P. Mandros, Prosecutor Julia Bates, and several assistant prosecutors, including Maggie Koch, William Dailey, and Louis Kountouris, along with the Foreperson of the Grand Jury.
Parker, representing himself, alleges that these officials have acted without proper constitutional authority in a case involving him. The petition claims the prosecution relies on administrative statutes enforced improperly by judicial officers and lacks a verified complaint or an injured party. It further asserts that the court system operates commercially, lacking jurisdiction over individuals.
The filing requests that the Supreme Court issue a writ requiring the respondents to demonstrate their legal authority to exercise judicial or prosecutorial powers, prosecute without a verified complaint, and enforce commercial rules as public law. Additionally, Parker seeks to halt all related proceedings until jurisdiction is verified and to declare prior actions void if constitutional authority is not established.
The petition was accompanied by a cover letter and an affidavit of indigence, addressed to the Clerk’s Office, with copies served to the respondents via U.S. or certified mail.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
