Ohio Supreme Court
State ex rel. Clark v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.
May 6, 20252025 Ohio 1577
Summary
The Ohio Supreme Court denied the relator’s writ of mandamus as moot for the “Legal Dockets” memorandum and outright for the ViaPath memorandum and commissary records because he failed to show a violation of the Public Records Act. The Court also denied his requests for statutory damages and court costs, granting only limited rebuttal‑evidence exhibits. The decision rests on a plain‑meaning interpretation of R.C. 149.43 and the requirement that a request be made to a public office or a person responsible for the records.