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Ohio Supreme Court Grants State Prisoner Another $1,000 for Denied Records

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2023 by Keith Sanders published in Prison Legal News August, 2023, page 59
Filed under: Settlements, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Location: Ohio.

by Keith Sanders 

On March 15, 2023, the Ohio Supreme Court partially granted a writ of mandamus brought by a state prisoner, ordering Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Pavan Parikh to produce copies of court documents related to a 2001 case. The Court also awarded $1,000 in statutory damages to ...

 

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