State ex rel. Ware v. Stone

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 175 Ohio St.3d 298.] THE STATE EX REL. WARE, APPELLANT, v. STONE, PROS. ATTY., APPELLEE. [Cite as State ex rel. Ware v. Stone,

2024-Ohio-2746.] Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Generally, in an original action seeking an extraordinary writ, the court may issue an alternative writ and a scheduling order that control for the action and supersede conflicting rules of civil procedure—Because the prosecutor produced all the records responsive to the public-records request, the request for a writ of mandamus was moot—Court of…