State Ex Rel. O'Shea & Associates Co. v. Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment granting appellee, O’Shea & Associates Company, L.P.A. (“O’Shea”), a writ of mandamus to compel appellant, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (“CMHA”), to provide copies of all records that document any and all instances of lead poisoning in the last 15 years in any dwelling owned or operated by CMHA and awarding O’Shea $7,537.50 in attorney fees. Because portions of the requested copies are not obtainable pursuant to the Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals in part and deny the writ in part. We also…