State ex rel. Kerner v. State Teachers Retirement Board

In his propositions of law, Kerner essentially asserts that the court of appeals erred in denying the writ. Kerner claims that the requested names and addresses of STRS members who have completed five years of service credit and who have made no contributions during the preceding school year are public records that must be disclosed under R.C. 149.43. For the reasons that follow, Kerner’s argument lacks merit, and we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

Initially, as the board cogently noted both below and on appeal, it has no duty to create a new document by searching for and…