COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO, EIGHTH DISTRICT
                        COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA
                             NO. 71887
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STATE OF OHIO EX REL.              :    PETITION FOR WRIT OF
NATHANIEL HARDIN                   :    MANDAMUS
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        Relator                    :
                                   :    MOTION NO. 80427
     -vs-                          :
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WILLIAM J. COYNE,                  :    JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS              :
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO              :
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        Respondent                 :
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DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT
OF DECISION:                       FEBRUARY 27, 1997
JUDGMENT:                          DISMISSED.
DATE OF JOURNALIZATION:
APPEARANCES:  
For Relator:                       For Respondent:
NATHANIEL HARDIN, Pro Se           STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES,
No. 303-573                          Cuyahoga County Prosecutor
Marion Correctional Institution    DANIEL M. MARGOLIS, Assistant
P. O. Box 57                         County Prosecutor
Marion, Ohio 43301-0057            Justice Center, Courts Tower
                                   1200 Ontario Street
                                   Cleveland, Ohio 44113
                               -2-
JAMES D. SWEENEY,
 C.J.:
     Respondent's motion  for summary judgment based  upon mootness
is granted.  On January 31, 1997, respondent provided the requested
performance and issued findings  of fact and conclusions of  law in
C.P. Case Nos. CR-294769 and CR-307544.  
     Case dismissed.  Costs to respondent.
PATRICIA A. BLACKMON, J., CONCURS
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                              JAMES D. SWEENEY, CHIEF JUSTICE
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