State ex rel. Brown v. Sackett

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 2080

Syllabus

Mandamus—Public-records requests—Inmate's request that warden's secretary be compelled to give him access to media report regarding an alleged assault against him and to any video footage of it denied because inmate presents no evidence refuting secretary's assertion that no such report or footage exists—Inmate's request that warden's secretary be compelled to provide him with a copy of contract he requested granted contingent on inmate's payment of costs of copying and postage—Inmate awarded $1,000 in statutory damages for secretary's failure to comply with her duty to make contract available at cost and within a reasonable period of time.