State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Jones-Kelley

{¶ 1} This is an original action for a writ of mandamus to compel the director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (“ODJFS”) to provide access to an electronic copy of a database of the names and addresses of certified foster caregivers in the state. Because the director failed to meet her burden to establish that the requested record is excepted from disclosure, we grant the writ.

{¶ 2} Relator, the Cincinnati Enquirer, a division of Gannett Satellite Network, Inc. (“Enquirer”), operates and does business as the Cincinnati Enquirer, a newspaper of general circulation in…