State ex rel. Perry v. Byrd

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 34

Syllabus

R.C. 149.43 public records request Ohio Rules of Superintendence court records mandamus summary judgment statutory damages proof of mailing certified mail moot. Relator's request for writ of mandamus was denied where relator was not entitled to court records through Ohio's Public Records Act when access to those records are governed by the Ohio Rules of Superintendence even if the Act applied, relator did not comply with the act by first seeking judicial order. Records sought that were not court records were delivered to relator during the pendency of the action, rendering that portion moot. Relator was not entitled to statutory damages where he failed to show that respondent was in receipt of his request he sent via certified mail.