State ex rel. Fant v. Mengel, 62 Ohio St. 3d 197

Per Curiam.

Before mandamus can issue, relator must establish he has a clear legal right to the relief requested. State, ex rel. Fant, v. Sykes (1986), 28 Ohio St.3d 90, 28 OBR 185, 502 N.E.2d 597. The Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43, does not require that a public office create new documents to meet a requester’s demand. State, ex rel. Scanlon, v. Deters (1989), 45 Ohio St.3d 376, 544 N.E.2d 680. Accordingly, the court of appeals correctly granted appellees’ motion for summary judgment.

The court of appeals also correctly denied appellant’s motion to assess costs since the complaint lacked any merit. Also, pro se litigants are not entitled to attorney fees under R.C. 149.43. See Fant v. Bd. of Trustees, Regional Transit Auth. (1990), 50 Ohio St.3d 72, 552 N.E.2d 639.

The judgment of the court of appeals is hereby affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.

Moyer, C.J., Sweeney, Holmes, Douglas, Wright, H. Brown and Resnick, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: State ex rel. Fant v. Mengel

Court Name: Ohio Supreme Court

Date Published: Dec 11, 1991

Citations: 62 Ohio St. 3d 197; 580 N.E.2d 1085; 1991 Ohio LEXIS 2870; No. 91-1059

Docket Number: No. 91-1059

Court Abbreviation: Ohio