State ex rel. Mazzaro v. Ferguson

This appeal raises three questions for our review: (1) Did the court of appeals err in deciding that R.C. 149.43(B) required the Auditor to produce for inspection the Euclid audit records he had access to, but did not actually possess? (2) Did the court of appeals err in making any decision, because factual issues material to it remain in dispute? (3) Did the court of appeals abuse its discretion in awarding attorney fees?

For the following reasons, we hold that R.C. 149.43(B) requires the Auditor to produce the pertinent records, and further, that the court of appeals had a sufficient basis…