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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Accessing Records of Parolees’ Addresses

    […] one of the cities of the Coachella Valley are concerned that a disproportionate number of parolees are being released to live there by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. I requested through the Public Records Act information on all parolees the department has listed as living in the nine cities, the offense for […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Criminal Investigation Files and the Department of Toxic Substances Control

    […] an exemption for "investigations conducted by .. any state or local police agency, or any investigatory ... files complied by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes ...."  Gov't Code sec. 6254(f).  This would probably include a criminal investigation by a state agency like the DTSC. Unfortunately, the fact […]

    June 14, 2009

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    The author of requested emails assigned to fulfill PRA request

    […] individual tasked with locating the relevant records and her relationship to those records. You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the First Amendment Coalition web site at http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC […]

    August 5, 2011

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    Free Membership

    Join the thousands of FAC Members whose support of FAC includes: Following FAC’s updates on California’s First Amendment challenges; Responding to calls to action from FAC; Allowing FAC to count your membership in amicus briefs, position letters, and advocacy work.

    September 9, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing Police Reports

    […] subpoena. I went to the court and turned in a subpoena and turns out it was the wrong one. The office told me to either send a letter to invoke the Public Records Act or have a Subpoena Duces Tucem but I would also need to have a Notice to Consumer. Finally my question, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog Cases

    FAC Defends Press Freedom in Marin Photographer’s Case

    […] and yet police got a judge to sign a warrant. (Read more news coverage in the Marin Independent Journal and the Pacific Sun.) In our amicus curiae letter supporting Portje’s motion to quash the warrant, we explain that in order to preserve the independence of the press, both state and federal law require subpoenas, […]

    January 4, 2022

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    CPRA request response time

    […] notice shall specify a date that would result in an extension for more than 14 days." Id. As a practical matter, one option would be to send a letter to the University Counsel, describing your original request, explaining that the school is in violation of the PRA, and perhaps directing his attention to Section 6259(d) […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How long does the agency have to reply to my records request?

    […] the FAC's Lawyer's Assistance Request Form at http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/lawyers-assistance-request-form/. You might also find this link, which contains additional information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, helpful: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, […]

    January 19, 2012