State ex rel. Fisher v. City of Cleveland

{¶ 1} We are asked to consider whether a municipality, in enforcing its residency requirement for municipal employees, may require that an employee undergoing a residency investigation submit a copy of the employee’s income tax returns. We hold that such a request, as part of an informal document request, constitutes an invasion of privacy and is therefore barred.

I. Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 2} Plaintiffs-appellees Robert Fisher and the Association of Cleveland Fire Fighters, Local 93 of the International Association of Fire Fighters (“relators”) initiated this action by filing a…