State ex rel. Russell v. Thomas

R.C. 149.43; Mandamus

Relators requested a writ of mandamus to compel respondents to provide access to the various records. As the parties apparently concede, this mandamus *85claim is now moot because of the parties’ settlement agreement, which provides relators with access to the requested records. State ex rel. Thomson v. Doneghy (1997), 80 Ohio St.3d 222, 685 N.E.2d 537. Therefore, we deny the writ of mandamus based on mootness.

Request for Attorney Fees

Relators also request attorney fees. Under State ex rel. Pennington v. Handler (1996), 75 Ohio St.3d 171, 661 N.E.2d 1049, syllabus, “A court…