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    CPRA

    Request to Dept. of Insurance regarding bail agents

    The California Department of Insurance may properly raise the "private personal information" exemption found in Government Code section 6254 and/or the privacy provisions of the California Constitution in denying disclosure of personal identifying information of its staff, such as birth dates, phone number, social security and credit card or bank account information. The courts […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    The public should know if school employee embezzled $2m

    […] exempts them from disclosure.  The exemption that might apply -- depending on the outcome of the disciplinary investigation (explained below) -- is the so-called "privacy" exemption under Government Code § 6254(c).  This section exempts from disclosure "ersonnel, medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy."  Gov't […]

    October 6, 2009

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    CPRA

    Accessing complaints to public agencies

    Are complaints (acted upon or not) to an agency such as environmental health department or community development subject to disclosure. Our county only enforces certain provisions of the codes when there is a complaint by the public; however, they refuse to disclose any information regarding the complaints.

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Surveillance cameras and the CPRA

    […] the tapes and will seek a court order to obtain a copy, if necessary. Under the PRA, the SJPD will have 10 days to respond.  They either must tell you they will provide you a copy (for which they can only charge you the direct cost of making a copy), or, if they are […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    City Hall withholding excessive water users’ ID info

    […] find a sample PRA request letter on the FAC’s website, available at http://ift.tt/1jmHASg. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries.  In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    July 14, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Request Denials, No Documentation

    Can our City Clerk deny us information because he/she "has no documentation" regarding a municipal action being taken that may require a primary legal action? Our Economic Development Director is hiring a consultant to counter a member of the public's nomination of a building to the State Historic Resource Register and I was told […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA First Amendment Newsgathering Police Records

    Investigative files and the CPRA

    The records you describe below are exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act. Unfortunately, Government Code section 6254(f) permits the government to withhold the following: "Records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or records of intelligence information or security procedures of, the office of the Attorney General and the Department of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Subpoenaed for a trial

    […] are certain matters one can decline to testify about (e.g. see below re "journalist's privilege"). If one wishes to avoid showing up at trial at all, one must file a motion in court to "quash" the subpoena (and have the court rule in your favor). But if you have a legal basis to "quash" […]

    June 14, 2009

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    July 3, 2024