On Thursday, July 24, 2025, James Quinn filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the Supreme Court of Ohio, seeking to compel Judge Douglas Rastatter of the Clark County Court of Common Pleas to rule on motions filed in April 2024.
The filings include a motion for leave to file a motion for a new trial, a new trial motion, and a post-conviction petition in Clark County case number 13CR0869. These documents allege that state actors suppressed exculpatory evidence and altered it to appear inculpatory in a disclosed report.
Quinn’s petition claims that Judge Rastatter has not acted on these filings despite being aware of them, as evidenced by a docket entry showing he ordered Quinn’s entire case file on April 8, 2024. Additional motions, including one for judicial notice in January 2025 and others for pleadings and summary judgment in February 2025, also remain unresolved. The petition notes that the Clark County prosecutors, the opposing party, have not responded to these filings.
The mandamus petition argues that Quinn has a clear legal right to a ruling, that Rastatter has a legal duty to provide it, and that no adequate alternative remedy exists, as the issues cannot be addressed through an appeal. Quinn cites Ohio law, including R.C. 2731.01 and prior court decisions, to support his request for a writ compelling Rastatter to act.
Quinn’s affidavit, included in the filing, confirms that the April 2024 motions remain pending. A separate affidavit details Quinn’s prior civil actions against government entities, including two filings in 2020 that were denied and one in 2024 that is still pending, none of which were deemed frivolous.
Quinn seeks a court order directing Rastatter to rule on the motions or an alternative writ, along with any other relief deemed appropriate.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
