State ex rel. Rosnick v. Geauga Cty. Sheriff's Office

Summary

The Ohio Supreme Court denied the relator’s writ of mandamus and her requests for statutory damages, attorney fees, and court costs, holding that she failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that the sheriff’s office possessed the requested contracts. The Court also held that R.C. 149.43 does not bar a public office from asserting for the first time in litigation that it lacks responsive records. Accordingly, no duty to produce the records existed and no statutory awards were warranted.