White v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 386

Syllabus

Not all of the records respondent-appellee Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (\ODRC\) withheld from requester-appellant were attorney-client privileged under R.C. 149.43, Ohio's public records law. ODRC was not required to establish the attorney-client exemption by clear and convincing evidence. Cause remanded to the Court of Claims with instructions to review this Court's redaction of the records and to provide requester-appellant access to those records which this Court has identified as not being privileged. Additionally, the Court of Claims' decision to assess court costs against requester-appellant will not be disturbed it was supported by the record.