State ex rel. Iacovone v. Kaminski

Iacovone asserts in his propositions of law that the court of appeals erred in granting Kaminski’s motion and dismissing his mandamus action. For the following reasons, however, we hold that Iacovone’s claims are meritless, and we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

First, as the court of appeals correctly concluded, Kaminski did not have a clear legal duty to transmit' copies of the requested public records to Iacovone in prison by mail. See State ex rel. Mayes v. Holman (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 147, 149, 666 N.E.2d 1132, 1134, and State ex rel. Nelson v. Fuerst (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d…