In the case State ex rel. Armatas v. Plain Twp. Bd. of Trustees, 2020-Ohio-1225, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 1118 the Ohio Supreme Court found that a petition for writ of mandamus to compel respondent-board to provide certain invoices for legal services is denied since a private entity retained the attorneys to represent public employee, the invoices were sent to the private entity, no invoices were sent to respondent, the private entity did not qualify as a “quasi agency,” and respondent did not possess any of the records requested, R.C. 149.43.
In this case, petitioner filed a petition for Writ of Mandamus against respondent, Plain Township Board of Trustees. Petitioner asked the court to compel Respondent to produce certain legal invoices it allegedly received, from a law firm, for three separate matters Petitioner identified in his records request.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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