STATE EX REL. DANN v. TAFT

No. 2005-1222.

109 Ohio St.3d 364 (2006)

2006-Ohio-1825

THE STATE EX REL. DANN v. TAFT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 13, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gittes & Schulte, Frederick M. Gittes, and Kathaleen B. Schulte, for relator.

Jim Petro, Attorney General; and Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Kathleen M. Trafford, Bryan R. Faller, and Anne M. Hughes, for respondent.

Jeffrey M. Gamso and Carrie L. Davis, in support of relator for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Inc.

Scott A. Pullins, in support of relator for amicus curiae Ohio Taxpayers Association.


MOYER, C.J.

{¶ 1} This is an original action in mandamus filed by relator, Marc Dann, seeking a writ ordering respondent, Governor Bob Taft, to disclose certain weekly reports prepared for him by executive-branch officials. Dann, a member of the Ohio Senate, claims in a complaint filed in his individual capacity that the governor has a clear legal duty to disclose to Dann the weekly reports pursuant to R.C. 149.43, the Public Records...

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