State ex rel. Qualls v. Story

{¶ 1} In June 2004, appellant, Eric A. Qualls, an inmate at Ross Correctional Institute, filed a complaint in the Court of Appeals for Meigs County. Qualls sought a writ of mandamus to compel appellee, Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney Pat Story, to turn over certain transcripts, statements, and police reports from Qualls’s criminal case to him. Qualls claimed entitlement to these records under Crim.R. 16. Although Qualls filed two affidavits of indigency and a motion to waive docket fees and security deposit with his complaint, he did not file the statement required by R.C. 2969.25(C)(1)…