Smith v. OSU Office of Univ. Compliance & Integrity

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 5593

Syllabus

Core Terms: public record R.C. 149.43 court of claims R.C. 2743.75 R.C. 149.43(A)(1)(v) local court rule S.D. Ohio Civ.R. 16.3(c) settlement agreement required by law. Overview: Requester sought copies of settlement agreements to which respondent was a party. Respondent alleged that a federal district court local rule governing mediation made the agreements confidential and thus constituted a federal law prohibiting their release. The special master found that settlement agreements were not \mediation communications\ covered by the rule. The special master further found the local court rule provision that it deferred to disclosure \otherwise required by law\ applied where the Ohio Public Records act requires disclosure. The special master recommended the court reject respondent's request that the court perform respondent's duty to deliver the settlement agreement to requester.