Amid the threat of mounting lawsuits accusing the City of withholding public records, a Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge ruled that documents related to a victim who is also charged in this summer’s viral downtown fight will be released.
The city had filed a motion at the end of August, requesting the courts to seal records tied to Alex Tchervinski. The 45-year-old was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct on Aug. 20 — more than three weeks after the July 26 brawl. He is one of nine people facing criminal charges.
We were in the courtroom Monday morning when Tchervinski’s attorney informed the judge that the city had agreed to withdraw its request to seal records. The city’s attorney was not present…