State ex rel. Ware v. Stone

Citations

• 242 N.E.3d 25
• 2024 Ohio 2746
• 175 Ohio St. 3d 298

Syllabus

Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Generally, in an original action seeking an extraordinary writ, the court may issue an alternative writ and a scheduling order that control for the action and supersede conflicting rules of civil procedure—Because the prosecutor produced all the records responsive to the public-records request, the request for a writ of mandamus was moot—Court of appeals properly declined to award statutory damages and court costs—Court of appeals' judgment affirmed.