Title: State ex rel. Fernbach v. Brush

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as 
State ex rel. Fernbach v. Brush, Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-4214.] 
 
 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2012-OHIO-4214 
THE STATE EX REL. FERNBACH, APPELLANT, v. BRUSH, CLERK, APPELLEE. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets,  
it may be cited as State ex rel. Fernbach v. Brush, 
Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-4214.] 
Appeal of denial of writ of mandamus—Judgment affirmed. 
(No. 2012-0105—Submitted September 12, 2012—Decided September 20, 2012.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Montgomery County, No. 24713. 
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Per Curiam. 
{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals denying the request 
of appellant, Richard Fernbach, for a writ of mandamus to compel appellee, 
Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Gregory A. Brush, to turn over certain 
records to him under R.C. 149.43, the Public Records Act. 
{¶ 2} R.C. 149.43(B)(8) requires an incarcerated criminal offender who 
seeks records relating to an inmate’s criminal prosecution to obtain a finding by 
the sentencing judge or the judge’s successor that the requested information is 
necessary to support what appears to be a justiciable claim.  State ex rel. Chatfield 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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v. Flautt, 131 Ohio St.3d 383, 2012-Ohio-1294, 965 N.E.2d 304.  Fernbach did 
not obtain such a finding. 
{¶ 3} Insofar as Fernbach claims on appeal that R.C. 149.43(B)(8) is 
unconstitutional, he waived this claim by failing to raise it below.  State ex rel. 
Boyd v. Ward, 132 Ohio St.3d 90, 2012-Ohio-2359, 969 N.E.2d 263, ¶ 3. 
Judgment affirmed. 
O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’DONNELL, 
LANZINGER, CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur. 
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Richard Fernbach, pro se. 
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