State ex rel. Mauk v. Sheldon

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1221
• 178 Ohio St. 3d 465

Syllabus

Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 149.43—Relator failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that sheriff did not produce public records responsive to request No. 3—Sheriff failed to produce evidence to determine whether the information redacted from sheriff's responses to request Nos. 6, 10, and 11 is exempt from disclosure—Writ denied in part and held in abeyance in part as to sheriff, and sheriff ordered to file under seal for in camera inspection unredacted copies of sheriff's responses to request Nos. 6, 10, and 11—Because Ohio Department of Public Safety produced all records responsive to request No. 13, request for writ against department and its director is moot—Department produced all records responsive to request No. 13 within reasonable period and did not act in bad faith—Writ and requests for statutory damages, attorney fees, and court costs denied as to department and its director.