Ohio Supreme Court
State ex rel. Lawrence v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.
February 18, 20262026 Ohio 509
Summary
The court granted a limited writ requiring the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction either to provide Lawrence's master file or certify that it does not possess one. It denied relief concerning the other requests because some were satisfied or abandoned, correction-officer schedules were exempt security records, and the requested lists would require creation of new records. The court deferred statutory-damages determination until compliance with the limited writ and denied court costs.