Legal Opinion
Smith v. OSU Office of Univ. Compliance & Integrity
Ohio Court of Claims
Decided October 27, 2020No. 2020-00442PQPublished
1Opinion of the Court
[Cite as Smith v. OSU Office of Univ. Compliance & Integrity,
2020-Ohio-5593.] SCOTT ELLIOT SMITH Case No. 2020-00442PQ Requester Special Master Jeff Clark v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OSU OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY COMPLIANCE AND INTEGRITY Respondent {¶1} “‘The Public Records Act serves a laudable purpose by ensuring that governmental functions are not conducted behind a shroud of secrecy.’” (Citation omitted.) State ex rel. ESPN, Inc. v. Ohio State Univ., 132 Ohio St.3d 212, 2012-Ohio- 2690, 970 N.E.2d 939, ¶ 40. It has long been the rule in Ohio that public records are “the people’s records,” and…
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