Mitchell v. Ohio Ethics Comm.

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 5590

Syllabus

Core Terms: public record R.C. 149.43 court of claims R.C. 2743.75 R.C. 102.02(B) R.C. 102.07 reasonably identify. Overview: Requester sought access to public officials' disclosure statements filed with the Ohio Ethics Commission under R.C. 102.02(B). Respondent provided the portions of the disclosure statements that it had determined indicated a potential conflict of interest, and redacted the remaining content. The special master found that the OEC correctly applied R.C. 102.02(B) as a public records exception based solely on its determination of any potential conflict of interest. The special master found that the exception is not subject to challenge by an outside party's disagreement with the OEC's determination.