State ex. rel. Crenshaw v. E. Cleveland Fin. Dept.

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 2134

Syllabus

Mandamus public records R.C. 149.43 clear and convincing burden of proof R.C. 149.351 original jurisdiction of court of appeals forfeiture spoliation and statutory damages. The court dismissed as moot a public records mandamus action because the respondent provided records and the relator did not establish by clear and convincing evidence that more records existed. The court awarded the relator statutory damages because records were released months after the filing of the mandamus action. The court of appeals did not have original jurisdiction to entertain claims of forfeiture and spoliation.