State ex rel. Woodall v. Wilson

[Cite as State ex rel. Woodall v. Wilson, 2026-Ohio-4107.]
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO
ELEVENTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
TRUMBULL COUNTY
STATE OF OHIO ex rel.
DASIA N. WOODALL,
Petitioner,
- vs -
MICHAEL G. WILSON,
TRUMBULL COUNTY SHERIFF,
Respondent.
CASE NO. 2026-T-0056
Original Action for Writ of Habeas Corpus
PER CURIAM OPINION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
Decided: October 19, 2026
Judgment: Petition dismissed
Laura O. Berzonski, Trumbull County Public Defender, 108 Main Avenue, S.W., Suite
302C, Warren, OH 44481 (For Petitioner).
Dennis Watkins, Trumbull County Prosecutor; Charles L. Morrow and William J. Danso,
Assistant Prosecutors, Administration Building, Fourth Floor, 160 High Street, N.W.,
Warren, OH 44481 (For Respondent).
PER CURIAM.
{¶1} On June 18, 2026, petitioner, Dasia N. Woodall, commenced this habeas
corpus action against respondent, Michael G. Wilson, Trumbull County Sheriff, claiming
she is confined without bond under a municipal court order entered in violation of R.C.
2937.222. On June 25, 2026, Sheriff Wilson moved to dismiss the petition on the grounds
of an adequate remedy at law. Woodall did not respond to the motion to dismiss.

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{¶2} Woodall is no longer being held under the municipal court’s no-bond order
as pled in her petition. See Warren Municipal Court case No. 2026 CRA 001050;
Trumbull County Common Pleas Court case No. 2026 CR 00531; and Warren Municipal
Court case No. 2026 CRB 001625. Accordingly, Woodall’s petition is moot and,
consequently, so is Sheriff Wilson’s motion to dismiss. See Donald Sullivan, L.L.C. v.
Reynolds, 2026-Ohio-596, ¶ 8, quoting State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Dupuis, 2002-
Ohio-7041, ¶ 8 (“‘[a]n event that causes a case to become moot may be proved by
extrinsic evidence outside the record’”).
{¶3} We dismiss as moot Woodall’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus and
overrule as moot Sheriff Wilson’s motion to dismiss.
{¶4} Petition dismissed.
MATT LYNCH, P.J., ROBERT J. PATTON, J., SCOTT LYNCH, J., concur.

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JUDGMENT ENTRY
For the reasons stated in the per curiam opinion of this court, the petition for a writ
of habeas corpus is dismissed as moot.
Respondent’s motion to dismiss is overruled as moot.
Because the clerk filed the petition upon receipt of petitioner’s affidavit of
indigency, petitioner’s request for waiver of prepayment of filing fees is overruled as moot.
Costs to be taxed against petitioner.
PRESIDING JUDGE MATT LYNCH,
concurs
JUDGE ROBERT J. PATTON,
concurs
JUDGE SCOTT LYNCH,
concurs
THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES A FINAL JUDGMENT ENTRY
A certified copy of this opinion and judgment entry shall constitute the mandate
pursuant to Rule 27 of the Ohio Rules of Appellate Procedure.