STATE, EX REL. FANT, v. MENGEL

No. 91-1059.

62 Ohio St.3d 197 (1991)

THE STATE, EX REL. FANT, APPELLANT, v. MENGEL, CLERK, ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 11, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry J. Fant, pro se.

Lee I. Fisher, Attorney General, and Shawn H. Nau, for appellees.


Per Curiam.

Before mandamus can issue, relator must establish he has a clear legal right to the relief requested. State, ex rel. Fant, v. Sykes (1986), 28 Ohio St.3d 90, 28 OBR 185, 502 N.E.2d 597. The Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43, does not require that a public office create new documents to meet a requester's demand. State, ex rel. Scanlon, v. Deters (1989), 45 Ohio St.3d 376...

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