Legal Opinion
Chillicothe Gazette v. Chillicothe City Schools
Ohio Court of Claims
Decided December 26, 2018No. 2018-00950PQPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
[Cite as Chillicothe Gazette v. Chillicothe City Schools,
2018-Ohio-5445.] CHILLICOTHE GAZETTE Case No. 2018-00950PQ Requester Special Master Jeffery W. Clark v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION CHILLICOTHE CITY SCHOOLS 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.” State ex rel. Dann v. Taft, 109…
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