Cincinnati Enquirer v. Butler Cty. Sheriff's Office
Syllabus
A court of claims erred by adopting a special master's report and recommendation ordering a county sheriff's office to create and provide to a local newspaper a call log setting forth a list of the telephone calls made by an inmate who was housed in the county jail for nearly six years while awaiting trial where the request was not made for an existing record as that term is defined by R.C. 149.011(G) but for information regarding the inmate's activities thereby falling outside the auspices of Ohio's public records act as codified under R.C. 149.43.
Opinion Excerpt
[Cite as Cincinnati Enquirer v. Butler Cty. Sheriff's Office, 2025-Ohio-4621.] IN THE COURT OF APPEALS TWELFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT OF OHIO BUTLER COUNTY THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, A : DIVISION OF GP MEDIA, INC., CASE NO. CA2025-05-054 : Appellee,