HSH Investigations, L.L.C. v. Stark Cty. Sheriff's Office

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 2705

Syllabus

public record R.C. 149.43 court of claims R.C. 2743.75 incarcerated investigation records designee R.C. 149.43(B)(8) privity. Requester sought criminal investigation records as a private investigator on behalf of an inmate client. The special master found that requester was a designee of its client, and therefore the request was governed by R.C. 149.43(B)(8) which requires that an inmate's request be supported by a finding of the sentencing judge that information in the requested investigatory records is necessary to support what appears to be a justiciable claim of the inmate. The special master found that requester had not submitted the required judicial finding and the claim must therefore be dismissed.