State ex rel. Ames v. Regional Income Tax Agency Bd. of Trustees

Summary

The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the Eighth District Court of Appeals’ judgment that the mandamus action was moot because RITA supplied the requested records, that Ames was not entitled to statutory damages, and that the appellate court did not abuse its discretion in denying a motion to strike RITA’s exhibits. The Court held that a public office has no duty to create or provide records that do not exist and that a writ seeking a declaratory judgment is beyond the appellate court’s original jurisdiction.