Case Name: The State, ex rel. Renfro et al., v. Cuyahoga County Department of Human Services
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1990-04-25
Citations: 50 Ohio St. 3d 267
Docket Number: No. 89-1121
Parties: The State, ex rel. Renfro et al., v. Cuyahoga County Department of Human Services.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Gwin, Wright, H. Brown and Resnick, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 50
Pages: 267–267

Head Matter:
The State, ex rel. Renfro et al., v. Cuyahoga County Department of Human Services.
[Cite as State, ex rel. Renfro, v. Cuyahoga Cty. Dept. of Human Serv. (1990), 50 Ohio St. 3d 267.]
(No. 89-1121
Submitted March 6, 1990
Decided April 25, 1990.)
Richard J. Marco, for relators.
John T. Corrigan, prosecuting attorney, Colleen C. Cooney and Michael Pokomy, for respondent.

Opinion:
In this original action, relators, Ralph A. and Diane Renfro, seek a writ of mandamus ordering respondent, the Cuyahoga County Department of Human Services, to produce for inspection certain records pertaining to the removal of a foster child from their custody. Respondent asserts, inter alia, that the records are excepted from the mandatory disclosure requirements of R.C. 149.43, the public records law, and relators have challenged that assertion. Accordingly, we hereby grant a limited writ directing respondent to submit the requested records to this court under seal for an in camera inspection, on the authority of State, ex rel. Natl. Broadcasting Co., v. Cleveland (1988), 38 Ohio St. 3d 79, 526 N.E. 2d 786, paragraph four of the syllabus.
Moyer, C.J., Gwin, Wright, H. Brown and Resnick, JJ., concur.
Holmes and Douglas, JJ., separately dissent.
W. Scott Gwin, J., of the Fifth Appellate District, sitting for Sweeney, J.
Holmes, J., dissenting. I would deny the writ.