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A&A: Agency charging $2k for redacting electronic records

FAC April 12, 2012

Q: I received a cost breakdown from a California State Agency, which proposes to charge me more than $2,000 to produce what is essentially a list of names. Much of the cost involves redaction. Initially, the cost was presented to me as ”programming costs,” which are allowed for electronic records, but their cost breakdown covers mostly staff time for a massive redaction effort.  Are they abiding by the Public Records Act? A: The Public Records

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A&A: Agency claims my CPRA requests via email are “not public records act request”

FAC March 30, 2012

Q: In response to an emailed request for public records, the local agency responded that my “series of emails were not a public records act request.” In turn, they withheld the requested information. Of course, it could be that I’ve been not asking for the right thing in the appropriate way?  I’ve been requesting information based on the Attorney General’s  2004 PRA Summary, page 3: “The essence of the CPRA is to provide access to

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A&A: Should I be allowed to access a report in draft form?

FAC March 29, 2012

Q: I have made a request for a report commissioned by the city to evaluate the police department. My request was denied on the grounds that the report is in draft form. A similar report on the fire department was released as a “draft final report.” That report has since been removed from public access “for further analysis.”  The report on the PD has been read by the police chief, city manager’s office and other

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A&A: Agency’s proposed fees for producing electronic records–$2,000!

FAC March 28, 2012

Q: I received a cost breakdown from a California state agency, which proposes to charge me more than $2,000 to produce what is essentially a list of names. Much of the cost involves redaction. Initially, the cost was presented to me as “programming costs,” which are allowed for electronic records, but their cost breakdown covers mostly staff time for a massive redaction effort. Could I  get advice on whether they are abiding by the Public

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A&A: Can I file a lawsuit anonymously in California?

FAC March 27, 2012

Q: I am trying to proceed (pro se) anonymously in a lawsuit that is going to take place in a foreign state. Were the state more familiar to me, or were I to make usage of the Federal court, this would be a bit easier. However, I will be filing in CA. What I want to know is if you know the location of any ”example motions.” Specifically, I wanted to ”motion to proceed anonymously.”

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