State Ex Rel. Gibbs v. Concord Township Trustees

Judith A. Christley, Judge.

{¶ 1} In this accelerated-calendar case, appellant, R.E. Gibbs, appeals from the judgment entry issued by the Lake County Court of Common Pleas, denying his complaint for a writ of mandamus requiring appellee, the Concord Township Trustees, to provide copies of certain public records at a particular copying cost. For the reasons that follow, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

{¶ 2} By way of background, on November 27, 2000, appellant commenced this public records mandamus action to compel appellee to provide copies of the requested public records at…