Jones v. Columbus Div. of Police

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 465

Syllabus

Respondent filed no objection to the magistrate's decision. The magistrate first found that because Columbus Division of Police (\CDP\) fulfilled relator's public records request, that issue was moot. However, the magistrate went on to conclude that CDP failed to produce the public records requested by relator within a reasonable time as contemplated by R.C. 149.43. The magistrate concluded that relator was entitled to $1,000 in statutory damage. Finally, the magistrate held that relator was not entitled to court costs as she failed to present any evidence regarding alleged bad faith, conscious wrongdoing, or ulterior motive. Because there is no error of law or other defect evident on the face of the magistrate's decision, it is adopted and the request for a writ of mandamus is partially granted.