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Court Employee Anonymity

Court Employee Anonymity Q: The courts here operate with anonymity as to the identities of the employees therein, which appears to be an illegal circumstance.  Employees of the courts will sometimes inform the public their first names, and only the initials of their last names, but otherwise such simple information is treated as a secret.  Nobody has a name plate or business card, as far as the public is concerned. “Richard G.” is all the

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Accessing Court Records and List of Cases

Accessing Court Records and List of Cases Q: Made FOIA request to the appellate court for list of cases (included those unpublished) filed for appeal relating to 2 Superior Court judges for past 5 years. Response was a letter stating they didn’t have any cases on file for me. There is, in fact a case on file but not what I asked for.Made 2nd FOIA request for same information. Response was they did not keep

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What Constitutes a Local Agency

What Constitutes a Local Agency Q: Are records from Hollywood Park OR Santa Anita Racetrack (aka Magna Entertainment Corp. and Los Angeles Turf Club) subject to public access?  If so, how do I access them?  They are under the jurisdictions of the California Horse Racing Board.  Therefore, I believe the Brown Act may apply…? A: Your first step is to determine if you have a right of access to the information you are seeking under

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Complaints, and Public Record

Complaints, and Public Record Q: My city’s Code Enforcement department has many pages of complaints about the building in which I’m living. I am collecting documentation, and I would like a copy of the pages (I think there are 5) of complaints they’ve had about this building. I imagine that these are public record, as Code Enforcement is a public department, but I want to be sure. These complaints are public record, correct? Is there

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County Bids and Contracts, Public Record

County Bids and Contracts, Public Record Q: I bid on a copier RFP for the County Court and lost the bid. I would like to know if I can request a copy of the bid and the contract and will they have to give it to me. I thought under the public record act they would have to. A: While an RFP bid and resulting contract for public agencies in California are generally records that

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