State ex rel. Gooden v. Kagel

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for a writ of mandamus that sought public records. Because appellant, Martine Gooden, failed to file the required supporting documents with his petition and because he failed to prove that the documents he sought were within the possession or control of appellee, Julie Kagel, Marion County Clerk of Courts, we affirm.

Facts

{¶ 2} On April 24, 2006, Gooden was ordered to pay restitution to several victims as part of his sentence for a criminal conviction. In his petition for a writ of mandamus, Gooden claimed that despite several requests,…