Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. City of Akron
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided October 26, 1994No. 93-2012PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPfeifer, J.
We are asked to determine whether the city is obligated to provide the ABJ with the SSNs of approximately two thousand five hundred city employees pursuant to Ohio’s public records statute. For the following reasons, we find that disclosure of this information is not required.
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The city and Sowa contend that they are not obligated to provide the SSNs because they are not “records” for purposes of the Public Records Act. We disagree.
When “information in question is not a record, it is not a public record subject to disclosure under R.C. 149.43.” State ex rel. Fant v. Mengel (1992), 62 Ohio…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Cecil D. Slayton v. David Willingham, Larry Hignight, Bill Cully, City of Ardmore, OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Greidinger v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Hamilton CountyOhio Supreme Court · 1996
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- Pontbriand v. SundlunSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
- State ex rel. Thomas v. Ohio State UniversityOhio Supreme Court · 1994
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