COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO, EIGHTH DISTRICT
                       COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA
                           NO.  73194
STATE OF OHIO, ex rel.        :
JOHN A. BOYD                  :
                              :    PETITION FOR WRIT OF
     Relator                  :    MANDAMUS
                              :
     vs.                      :    MOTION NO. 89200
                              :
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS         :    JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO         :
                              :
     Respondent               :
DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT
OF DECISION                   :    DECEMBER 11, 1997
JUDGMENT                      :    WRIT DISMISSED.
DATE OF JOURNALIZATION        :
APPEARANCES:
For relator       :           JOHN A. BOYD, pro se
                              #272-662ST
                              Marion Correctional Institute
                              Post Office Box 57
                              Marion, Ohio  43301-0057
For respondent    :           STEPHANIE TUBBS-JONES
                              Cuyahoga County Prosecutor
                              Justice Center, Courts Tower
                              1200 Ontario Street
                              Cleveland, Ohio  44113
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JAMES D. SWEENEY, C.J.:
     John A.  Boyd, relator,  avers in his  complaint that he  is
incarcerated at  the Marion Correctional  Institute, that he  has
written  to  respondent,  the  Cuyahoga  County  Juvenile  Court,
requesting copies of  public records, that his requests have  not
been  answered, and that  he is seeking  relief pursuant to  R.C.
149.43. In State ex rel. Fenley v. Ohio Historical Society (1992),
64 Ohio St.3d 509, 597 N.E.2d 120, the Supreme Court of Ohio held
that a  governmental entity has no  clear legal duty to  transmit
copies of public records  by mail.  Relator is incarcerated  and,
therefore, is clearly unable to appear in person to inspect and/or
copy the requested records.  Additionally, relator has failed  to
provide a detailed, supporting affidavit with his complaint, which
is required by Loc.App.R. 8(B)(1).
     Accordingly, we dismiss this action sua sponte.  See State ex
rel. Blackmon v. Cleveland Police Dept. (Dec. 30, 1992), Cuyahoga
App. No. 64565, unreported.  Costs to relator.
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