Case Name: The State ex rel. Fernbach, Appellant, v. Brush, Clerk, Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2012-09-20
Citations: 133 Ohio St. 3d 151
Docket Number: No. 2012-0105
Parties: The State ex rel. Fernbach, Appellant, v. Brush, Clerk, Appellee.
Judges: O’Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O’Donnell, Lanzinger, Cupp, and McGee Brown, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 133
Pages: 151–152

Head Matter:
The State ex rel. Fernbach, Appellant, v. Brush, Clerk, Appellee.
[Cite as State ex rel. Fernbach v. Brush, 133 Ohio St.3d 151, 2012-Ohio-4214.]
(No. 2012-0105
Submitted September 12, 2012
Decided September 20, 2012.)
Richard Fernbach, pro se.

Opinion:
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 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.