State ex rel. Mobley v. Powers
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Alphonso Mobley Jr. filed an original action in mandamus under Ohio’s Public Records Act against Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa A. Powers, seeking records related to former R.C. 309.16 and a records-retention schedule. He also requested awards of statutory damages and costs. The Supreme Court of Ohio granted a limited writ of mandamus in part and denied in part. The court denied the writ as moot concerning some of the requested records, granted a limited writ regarding others, deferred ruling on the request for an award of statutory damages, and denied the request for an award of costs.
The court determined that the prosecutor had provided Mobley with the records-retention schedule and the records created to meet the requirements of former R.C. 309.16(A)(2) for the years 2016 through 2020. However, the court found a genuine question of fact regarding whether the prosecutor provided Mobley with all the records that her office created to meet the requirements of former R.C. 309.16(A)(1) for the years 2016 through 2020. The court thus ordered the prosecutor to provide these records or certify that they do not exist. The court deferred ruling on Mobley’s request for statutory damages until the prosecutor has complied with the limited writ. Mobley’s request for an award of court costs was denied as he had filed an affidavit of indigency.
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