State ex rel. Striker v. Smith
Annotate this CaseAppellant Raleigh Striker filed a pro se complaint in the court of appeals for a writ of mandamus to compel a clerk of the municipal court to provide access to requested court records. After the complaint was filed the clerk provided Striker with three of the four requested records. Striker then secured counsel and filed a motion for an award of statutory damages and attorneys fees. The court of appeals denied the writ, finding the claim was moot as Striker admitted the clerk had provided three of the four requested records and the evidence showed the parties agreed the fourth item was not a public record. Striker appealed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) that although there was a dispute as to whether the parties agreed the fourth record existed, Striker obtained a copy of the record by the time the mandamus complaint was filed, thus rendering his claim moot; and (2) because Striker's public-records mandamus claims lacked merit, the court of appeals did not err in denying his request for statutory damages and attorneys fees.
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