Gilbert v. Summit County

[Cite as Gilbert v. Summit Cty., 104 Ohio St.3d 660,

2004-Ohio-7108.] GILBERT, APPELLEE, v. SUMMIT COUNTY ET AL., APPELLANTS. [Cite as Gilbert v. Summit Cty., 104 Ohio St.3d 660,

2004-Ohio-7108.] Public records – R.C. 149.43 – Purpose of public records request not relevant to availability – Government entity may not refuse request for public records by civil litigant on ground that discovery of records was denied by court order in litigation against government entity. (Nos. 2003-2193 and 2003-2198 — Submitted September 28, 2004 – Decided December 30, 2004.) APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the…