State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Ronan

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment denying a request for attorney fees in a public-records mandamus case. Because the court of appeals did not abuse its discretion in denying the request, we affirm the judgment.

Facts

{¶ 2} On February 5, 2009, a reporter for appellant, the Cincinnati Enquirer, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc., requested all documents submitted by prospective candidates for the superintendent position of the Cincinnati Public Schools. Applicants for the superintendent position submitted materials to a post office box leased by the school district.…