Legal Opinion
Welsh-Huggins v. Jefferson Cty. Prosec. Atty.
Ohio Court of Claims
Decided January 28, 2019No. 2018-00793PQPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[Cite as Welsh-Huggins v. Jefferson Cty. Prosec. Atty. ,
2019-Ohio-473.] ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Case No. 2018-00793PQ Requester Special Master Jeffery W. Clark v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO Respondent {¶1} Ohio’s Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43, provides a remedy for production of records under R.C. 2743.75 if the court of claims determines that a public office has denied access to public records in violation of R.C. 149.43(B). The policy underlying the Act is that “open government serves the public interest and our democratic system.”…
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