State ex rel. Ware v. Giavasis (Slip Opinion)

Citations

• 163 Ohio St. 3d 359
• 170 N.E.3d 788
• 2020 Ohio 5453

Syllabus

Mandamus—Public Records Act—Relator must establish by clear and convincing evidence entitlement to a writ of mandamus—There is no duty to provide to an inmate any public record concerning a criminal investigation or prosecution unless the judge who imposed the sentence finds that the information sought in the public record is necessary to support what appears to be a justiciable claim of the person—Requests for case documents in cases commenced on or after July 1, 2009, are governed by the Rules of Superintendence, not the Public Records Act—Writ denied.