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Costs soar for City Council meeting DVDs

[…] shall make the records promptly available to any person upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable." Govt. Code section 6253(b). The PRA further provides that when the information is in an electronic format, the agency: "(a) shall make that information available in an electronic format when requested […]

September 5, 2011
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CPRA

City says it can’t fulfill CPRA request for a month

[…] the volume of records involved and the extent to which the agency appeared to be attempting in good faith to comply with the PRA. Note that although fees are usually available to a plaintiff who successfully sues to enforce the PRA, California's Court of Appeal has affirmed the denial of attorneys' fees in at […]

May 10, 2012
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CPRA

Non-Response to Requests

[…] the PRA in the event of an improper denial is to initiate litigation. The PRA provides that prevailing parties in a PRA litigation be awarded their attorneys' fees. Govt. Code § 6259(d) ("The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation filed pursuant to […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Labor Commission Records

[…] improper denial is to initiate litigation. It is sometimes helpful to remind the agencies that the prevailing parties in a PRA litigation are entitled to their attorneys' fees. Govt. Code § 6259(d) ("The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation filed pursuant to […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

CPRA request response time

As you may know, the Public Records Act ("PRA") provides that agencies "shall make . . . records promptly available." Gov't. Code § 6253(b). The PRA further provides that agencies "shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records in […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Countering a claim of non-existent records

[…] withholding them, you certainly have the option of filing a lawsuit under PRA. The PRA provides that prevailing parties in a PRA litigation be awarded their attorneys' fees. Govt. Code § 6259(d) ("The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation filed pursuant to […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act FOIA

Are the Board of Directors of our Apartment Complex subject to the Brown Act?

[…] allowing it to withhold the records you seek, Gov't code § 6255, and that if you are forced to litigate this matter, you are entitled to attorneys' fees if you prevail. Govt. Code § 6259(d) ("The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA School Records

Are School Yearbooks Public Records?

[…] allowing it to withhold the records you seek, Gov't code § 6255, and that if you are forced to litigate this matter, you are entitled to attorneys' fees if you prevail. Govt. Code § 6259(d) ("The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Air Quality District Records

[…] improper denial is to initiate litigation. It is sometimes helpful to remind the agencies that the prevailing parties in a PRA litigation are entitled to their attorneys' fees. Govt. Code § 6259(d) ("The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation filed pursuant to […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Accessing Termination of Employment Records

[…] records improperly, you have the option of filing a lawsuit under the PRA. The PRA provides that prevailing parties in a PRA litigation be awarded their attorneys' fees. Govt. Code § 6259(d) ("The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation filed pursuant to […]

June 14, 2009