STATE EX REL. GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK v. SHIREY

No. 96-1165.

78 Ohio St.3d 400 (1997)

THE STATE EX REL. GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, D.B.A. THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, v. SHIREY, CITY MANAGER, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Graydon, Head & Ritchey, John C. Greiner, John A. Flanagan and R. Kenneth Wellington II, for relator.

Fay D. Dupuis, Cincinnati City Solicitor, and Karl P. Kadon, Deputy City Solicitor, for respondent Shirey.

Wimer, Cutler & Pickering and Max O. Truitt, Jr., pro hac vice, for respondent The Police Foundation.


Per Curiam.

R.C. 149.43; Mandamus

Gannett claims that it is entitled to a writ of mandamus compelling Shirey and Williams to provide access to the requested records. Mandamus is the appropriate remedy to compel compliance with Ohio's Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43. State ex rel. Steckman v. Jackson (1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 420, 426-427, 639 N.E.2d 83, 89. R.C. 149.43 is to be construed liberally...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases