State ex rel. Pelmear v. Henry Cty. Land Reutilization Corp.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4998

Syllabus

Open Meetings Act; R.C. 121.22; Discovery; Civ.R. 26(B); Civ.R. 34; Discovery Sanction; Admission of Evidence; Injunctive Relief; Burden of Proving an Open Meetings Act Violation. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying the relator-appellant's objection to the respondents-appellees' reliance on its exhibits or by admitting the respondents-appellees' exhibits at trial because the relator-appellant failed to use the proper procedural tools under Civ.R. 34 to obtain the documents. Because the relator-appellant failed to satisfy his burden of proving that the respondents-appellees violated Ohio's Open Meetings Act under R.C. 121.22(F), the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying the relator-appellant's requested injunctive relief.