Search Results for: Exemption for personnel, medical files – Page 8

Autopsy records of a public official Q: I am news producer at a television station. One of our city councilmen, recently died. Under the public records act, the county medical examiner released their autopsy report, which indicated alcoholic hepatitis. However, the medical examiner is refusing to release the clinical tests which were done to determine whether they had VIRAL hepatitis (i.e. hepatitis A or B). They are citing Government Code 6254 which exempts from disclosure

UC student grades and the CPRA Q: I have a question about the California Public Records Act.  Do public records include student grades from the UC system? A: Access to the records of local and state government agencies in California (such the University of California schools) is governed by the California Public Records Act (“PRA”), Government Code sections 6250 et seq.Documents reflecting student grades from UC schools constitute “public records” within the meaning of the

Records with the names of citizens and non-citizens Q: I want to ask for some guidelines about the law (I am not sure if it is a law or not) that protects the names of illegal immigrants that are convicted in the U.S. of violent crimes. I want to have guidelines about which one is the story here, I want to know why this is different between illegal immigrants and American Citizens? I know that

Documents relating to employment Q: I applied for a job with a public transit agency in California. I did not get the job and would like to know if my previous employer in another state gave me a negative reference. The agency has refused to give me this information (saying it is against their policy), though I believe it is my right to have access to it. My attorney believes this is covered by FOIA,