Keller v. City of Columbus

I. Introduction

{¶ 1} The legal issue in this case, in the context of whether plaintiffs’ complaint states a claim upon which relief can be granted, is the extent to which a collective bargaining agreement may establish a schedule for the destruction of public records in light of the dictates of the Public Records Act.

*193{¶ 2} On January 19, 2000, appellants, Steven R, Keller, Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Ohio, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, Copwatch, and the Columbus Employment Lawyers Association (“plaintiffs”), filed a complaint in the Franklin County Court of Common…