Staton v. Cuyahoga Falls

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 4879

Syllabus

Public Records R.C. 149.011(G) 149.43(B) Names and addresses of private citizens can be records within the meaning of R.C. 149.011(G) if they document the public office's activities A public office must identify specific records that it claims are exempted from public record status A public office's failure to prove that requested records are exempt from production does not necessarily result in an order to immediately produce the records, the office may be required to further investigate the applicability of the exemption if immediate production could violate third parties' statutory privacy rights.