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STATE EX REL. FAIRFIELD LEADER v. RICKETTS

No. 89-550.

56 Ohio St. 3d 97 (1990)

THE STATE, EX REL. THE FAIRFIELD LEADER, v. RICKETTS, MAYOR, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 19, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baker & Hostetler, David L. Marburger and Jane S. Arata, for relator.

Don S. McAuliffe, law director, for respondents Rita Ricketts et al.

David L. Landefeld, prosecuting attorney, and Roy E. Hart, for respondents Lori Marinacci et al.

Paul D. Morehart, for respondents Lyle E. Diley et al.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, C. William O'Neill and Robert N. Webner, urging allowance for amici curiae, The Plain Dealer Publishing Co. et al.

Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, Simon B. Karas, Shawn H. Nau and Kirk T. Albrecht, urging allowance for amicus curiae, Attorney General of Ohio.

Per Curiam.

This case presents three questions for our review. First, we must decide if respondents have a clear legal duty to prepare and make available for public inspection minutes of the January 28 meeting. Second, we must decide if a writ of mandamus is appropriate to compel these acts. Third, we must decide if The Leader is entitled to attorney fees. For the reasons that follow, we answer all these questions affirmatively. We therefore allow the writ...

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