THE STATE EX REL. CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
v.
PIKE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE.
THE STATE EX REL. GATEHOUSE MEDIA OHIO HOLDINGS II, INC., D.B.A. COLUMBUS DISPATCH, ET AL.
v.
PIKE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE ET AL.
Supreme Court of Ohio.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Submitted July 11, 2017.
Decided December 14, 2017.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Graydon, Head & Ritchey, L.L.P., John C. Greiner, and Darren W. Ford, for relator Cincinnati Enquirer.
Zeiger, Tigges & Little, L.L.P., John W. Zeiger, Marion H. Little Jr., and Matthew S. Zeiger, for relators GateHouse Media Ohio Holdings II, Inc., d.b.a. Columbus Dispatch, and Holly R. Zachariah.
Michael DeWine, Attorney General, and Sarah E. Pierce and Ryan L. Richardson, Assistant Attorneys General, for respondents, Pike County Coroner's Office and David Kessler, M.D.
Carpenter, Lipps & Leland, L.L.P., Michael H. Carpenter, and Caitlin E. Vetter, urging denial of the writ for amicus curiae Ohio State Coroners Association.
Joseph T. Deters, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and Michael J. Friedmann, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging denial of the writ for amicus curiae Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.
O'CONNOR, C.J.
{¶ 1} In these related original actions, relators, Cincinnati Enquirer ("the Enquirer") and GateHouse Media Ohio Holdings II, Inc., d.b.a. Columbus Dispatch, and reporter Holly R. Zachariah (collectively, "the Dispatch"), filed complaints seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the release of unredacted reports on the...
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