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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Sheriff Denied My Request For Data From Automated License Plate Readers

    […] or security files compiled by any other state or local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes." However, the exemption for "investigatory records" applies "only when the prospect of enforcement proceedings becomes concrete and definite."Williams v. Superior Court, […]

    January 20, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Can public access city’s internal investigation report?

    […] and the Department of Justice, and any state or local police agency, or ay investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes . . . . " If the investigatory report you seek fits within that wide definition, it will be exempt. Lastly, […]

    October 27, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Enforcement of the CPRA

    As to who enforces the Public Records Act ("PRA"), it is true that the recourse in the event of an improper denial is to sue the agency.  In order to facilitate such litigation, the PRA provides that prevailing parties in PRA litigation are entitled to their attorneys' fees.  Govt. Code § 6259(d) ("The court shall […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Seeks to Unseal Gov. Brown’s Request to Pardon Embattled Former State Senator

    […] official convicted of serious felonies.." The motion comes after FAC requested the records from the Supreme Court by person at the clerk's office and by sending a letter. FAC is represented in this matter by Tom Burke, Rochelle Wilcox and Selina MacLaren of the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine. View the complete motion here. […]

    November 20, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    Can the city manager demand political cartoons removed from senior center?

    The City Manager was probably correct that the Brown Act does not apply, but only because, from the facts in your inquiry, there does not seem to be any meeting of a "legislative body" involved here, which is what would trigger that particular body of law. Rather, it sounds like broader First Amendment considerations […]

    November 18, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Court Records CPRA

    How Do I Submit CPRA Requests to a CA County Court?

    […] recommend directing the request to the court’s executive officer, who can then decide who in his or her office should handle the request.  A sample PRA request letter can be found on the FAC’s website here.  Of course, you would want to replace any references to the PRA with references to Rule 10.500. Bryan Cave […]

    June 15, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    City Hall withholding excessive water users’ ID info

    […] they be given a scarlet D to wear around their neck in the form of their name in the paper. You can 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 […]

    July 14, 2014

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    Blog

    NSA surveillance case reflects a growing distrust in the federal judiciary

    […] the lawsuit—even if the plaintiff's claims have merit. It's as though the government is saying, in response to the plaintiff's legal complaint: Yes, you're charges are all correct, but you can't prove them without disclosing classified information (or forcing us to do so in our defense), so you lose. Justice Department lawyers appearing before […]

    June 2, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How can I access records regarding college sports’ recruitment?

    […] request so that you are familiar with both the procedure for requesting such records and the scope of the laws. Finally, you can find a sample request letter (for California) on the FAC’s website, which you could adapt to other states as necessary.  As a practical matter, you will also want to think about exactly […]

    July 21, 2016