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State ex rel. Howard v. Sackett
No. 2026-Ohio-3354Supreme Court of Ohio
State ex rel. Howard v. Sackett 2025-0492Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Inmate public-records requester denied writ for production of public records that (1) are subject to security-records excep…
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State ex rel. Howard v. Sackett 2025-0492Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Inmate public-records requester denied writ…
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State ex rel. Howard v. Sackett 2025-0492Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Inmate public-records requester denied writ for production of public records that (1) are subject to security-records exception under R.C. 149.433(B)(1), (2) would require public office to search for and compile records that do not already exist, (3) do not exist, (4) were not preserved by public office, and (5) are not maintained by public office—Writ granted pertaining to public-records requests for (1) a copy of a form maintained and regularly used by public office and (2) unredacted copies of emails between correctional-facility staff, because copies previously produced were improperly redacted—Writ gr…
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