Evans v. Klaeger, 99-1313.
| Decision Date | 01 December 1999 |
| Docket Number | No. 99-1313.,99-1313. |
| Citation | 87 Ohio St.3d 260,719 NE 2d 546 |
| Parties | EVANS, APPELLANT, v. KLAEGER, APPELLEE. |
| Court | Ohio Supreme Court |
Charles R. Evans, pro se.
Evans asserts that the court of appeals erred in dismissing his habeas corpus action. For the following reasons, Evans's assertion is meritless.
Habeas corpus relief is the exception rather than the general rule in child custody actions, and the writ will ordinarily be denied if there is an adequate remedy in the ordinary course of the law. Pegan v. Crawmer (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 97, 99, 666 N.E.2d 1091, 1094. Evans is not entitled to the writ because he has or had an adequate legal remedy by appealing the trial court's permanent allocation of parental rights in his divorce action. See, e.g., R.C. 3109.04(H), providing for an appeal from decisions granting or modifying a decree allocating parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children.
In addition, Evans was not entitled to habeas corpus relief because the petition he filed in the court of appeals did not comply with the pleading requirements of R.C. 2725.04, i.e., his petition was not verified. Holloway v. Clermont Cty. Dept. of Human Serv. (1997), 80 Ohio St.3d 128, 132, 684 N.E.2d 1217, 1220.
Further, even assuming, as Evans contends, that Klaeger's motion to dismiss was not timely filed, the court of appeals properly dismissed the matter based on the state's motion. The court would also have been entitled to dismiss Evans's action sua sponte because it was obviously without merit. See State ex rel. Thompson v. Spon (1998), 83 Ohio St.3d 551, 553, 700 N.E.2d 1281, 1282. Finally, to the extent that Evans requested prohibitory injunctive relief, the court of appeals lacked jurisdiction to grant it. See State ex rel. Forsyth v. Brigner (1999), 86 Ohio St.3d 71, 72, 711 N.E.2d 684, 685.
Based on the foregoing, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.1
Judgment affirmed.
1. We also deny Evans's request for oral argument. Evans has not established that oral argument is necessary for the resolution of his appeal. State ex rel. McGinty v. Cleveland City School Dist. Bd. of Edn. (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 283, 286, 690 N.E.2d 1273, 1276.
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