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Sep. 19, 2002
Legal Logjam
Forum Column - By Kelli Sager and Rochelle Wilcox - The California Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the broad protections incorporated into the California Public Records Act for citizens seeking records from government agencies. In a unanimous decision, the court held that a government agency may not avoid its obligation to respond to a request under the act by pre-emptively filing a declaratory relief action seeking a court ruling on whether the agency is obligated to release the requested records. Filarsky v. Superior Court, 28 Cal.4th 419 (2002).
Forum Column
By Kelli Sager and Rochelle Wilcox
The California Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the broad protections incorporated into the California Public Records Act for citizens seeki...
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