Ohio Supreme Court March 14, 2007, No. 2006-2202 (State ex rel. Russell v. Bican)

Per Curiam.

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a public-records mandamus case because appellant, an inmate, failed to comply with R.C. 149.43(B)(4) by not obtaining a finding by his sentencing judge that the information sought was necessary to support a justiciable claim. We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

{¶ 2} In 2003, appellant, Robert W.