State Ex Rel. Mayrides v. City of Whitehall

Peggy L. Bryant, Judge.

Relator has filed an original action in mandamus in this court pursuant to R.C. 149.43(C) (action in mandamus to obtain public records). Relator has requested that respondents provide him with a variety of public records relating to his arrest and conviction for rape.

Respondents admit that the records requested are disclosable under R.C. 149.43. Respondents do, however, argue that, because relator is unable to pay for the cost of copying the records, he is not entitled to the writ of mandamus.

Respondents are correct to the extent they argue that nothing in R.C. 149.43…