State ex rel. Fenstermaker v. McConville

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 530

Syllabus

Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 2969.25's requirements do not apply to original actions filed in Supreme Court of Ohio—Existence of particular record in public office's records schedule does not necessarily mean that public office possesses that record—Mandamus claim regarding record produced by public office is moot, but relator is entitled to statutory damages because public office's failure to produce record for nearly three months constitutes a failure to produce within reasonable time—Writ denied, relator awarded $700 in statutory damages, and relator's request for court costs denied.