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The STATE EX REL. CORDELL v. PADEN, Sheriff.

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided April 4, 2019No. 2017-1398PublishedCited by 103 opinions

1Per curiam

*394 {¶ 1} In this original action, relator, LaDonna Cordell, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel respondent, Jeffrey Paden, the Guernsey County Sheriff ("the sheriff"), to release public records related to a 2007 criminal case against Bryan Bates.

*181 We deny Cordell's petition for a writ of mandamus and deny her request for court costs, but we award her statutory damages in the amount of $1,000.

Facts

{¶ 2} On August 9, 2017, Cordell sent the sheriff a letter by regular U.S. Mail seeking public records relating to the criminal case State v. Bates , Guernsey C.P. No. 07 CR 117, including copies of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine v. Board of TrusteesOhio Supreme Court · 2006
  2. State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Hamilton CountyOhio Supreme Court · 1996
  3. State ex rel. Morgan v. StricklandOhio Supreme Court · 2009
  4. State Ex Rel. American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, Inc. v. Cuyahoga County Board of CommissionersOhio Supreme Court · 2011
  5. State ex rel. Dispatch Printing Co. v. JohnsonOhio Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by103 opinions

  1. Welsh-Huggins v. Jefferson Cty. Prosecutor's Office (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2020
  2. State ex rel. McDougald v. Greene (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2020
  3. State ex rel. Sultaana v. Mansfield Corr. Inst.Ohio Supreme Court · 2023
  4. State ex rel. Ware v. Giavasis (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2020
  5. State ex rel. McDougald v. Greene (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2020

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