09/07/2023

Case Caption Case No. Topics and Issues Author Citation
State ex rel. Cleveland Assn. of Rescue Emps. v. Cleveland 2022-1091Mandamus—Public-records requests—Public Records Act does not permit denial of open-ended requests for all emails sent to and/or from one or more specified individuals whenever search terms have not been provided—Union’s requests for emails “exchanged between” two particular city employees over 27-day period and emails “to and from” third city employee’s email address over same period identified the records it was seeking with reasonable clarity—Court of appeals’ judgment granting writ in part and denying it in part, awarding union statutory damages, and ordering city to pay court costs affirmed and award of attorney fees reversed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-3112
State ex rel. Duncan v. Driscoll 2023-0027Mandamus—Appellant’s claim seeking to enforce alleged contractual duty is not cognizable in mandamus—Court of appeals’ denial of writ affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-3113
State ex rel. Mitchell v. Pittman 2023-0051Mandamus—Appellant had adequate remedy in ordinary course of law to seek issuance of a final, appealable order resolving original charges—Appellant had adequate remedy in ordinary course of law by way of direct appeal to argue that indicted charges were improperly substituted—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-3114
State ex rel. Duncan v. Mentor 2023-0336Mandamus—Appropriation proceedings—Property owner had adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law for his takings claim and was not entitled to writ to commence appropriation proceedings—Court of appeals lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over property owner’s remaining claims—Court of appeals’ judgment dismissing complaint affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-3115
09/07/2023 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals—Mediation matters.  
09/07/2023 Case Announcements #2  Motion and procedural rulings.