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Justice Department dragging feet in releasing Mueller records

donal brown November 26, 2019

CNN is asking a federal judge to prevent the Justice Department from withholding records from the Mueller investigation. Ordered to produce the documents on a reasonable schedule, the DOJ is releasing them at a snail’s pace by mail rather than electronic delivery. The judge ordered the DOJ to expedite delivery. (Courthouse News Service, November 25, 2019, by Megan Mineiro) Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a lawsuit in October over similar stonewalling

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California appeals court denies access to records of vehicle impoundment

donal brown January 29, 2019

A California appeals court rejected a bid for access to an electronic data base of vehicles private towing companies impounded at the request of the police department. The court ruled that the city’s right to access to the data base did not constitute possession. (Justia, January 22, 2019) A civil rights lawyer filed a public records request with the Los Angeles Police Department for the impoundment records. While the department had access to the database, the data

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A&A: How Do I Determine What Records are Available Before Making CPRA Request?

FAC November 28, 2018

Q: I just want to know the types of records available for cell phone service providers in the California Lifeline program. I want this information so that I can craft a CPRA request that is as narrow as possible. I emailed the administrator of the California Lifeline program at the CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and am awaiting a response. Should I make a CPRA request to get the information I need to create my

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A&A: Can Agency’s Be Required to Choose Least Costly Format for Electronic Record Reproduction?

FAC November 27, 2018

Q: Are California public bodies required to use the least costly method reasonably available to them for duplicating and (if separate) for transferring records responsive to a CPRA request? Is there case law on that question? Context: I am a frequent requestor of video records from agencies across all levels of government and across the country, under various open records laws. I recently got a Dropbox Business account which allows me to create as many “file

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FAC Helps Defeat Effort by School District to Recover Nearly $500K in Attorneys Fees From Records Requester

FAC April 11, 2018

A court in Hayward, CA yesterday denied an unprecedented effort by a public school district to recover nearly half a million dollars in attorneys fees from a woman who had requested public records from the district. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Brand ruled that the motion by the Newark Unified School District to recover $449, 317.60 from Elizabeth Brazil must be denied because NUSD’s effort conflicted with the California Public Records Act, which allows

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