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    CPRA

    Third Party Notification

    […] documents, you have the option of filing a lawsuit under the PRA.  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 […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Public Availability and Destruction of Temporary or Handwritten Notes

    […] the city has withheld the 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 […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Obtaining Legal Records of a Public Agency

    […] billing statements and /or invoices by case or project from the City and Redevelopment Agency.  I did not ask for any other information about any of the litigation or project. They took over a month to provide me with a ledger from the finance department with a listing of expenses only with just 3 […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA School Records

    Accessing a public employee’s resume

    […] A sample PRA request is available on CFAC's website at: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/. The ultimate recourse under the PRA in the event of an 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) […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Can I access a deceased relative’s employment records?

    If your grandfather was born in California after July 1905, you may be able to obtain birth records from the Office of Vital Records (see http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/birthdeathmar/Documents/CertifiedCopies-BirthandDeathPAMPHLET-(01-12)-MERGED.pdf). It sounds as though you may also have tried obtaining other records related to your grandfather from the Stockton Police Department. Many records would be subject to California's Public […]

    September 12, 2014

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    CPRA

    State college employees using work email for political campaigning

    […] decide to file a writ of petition in the Superior Court to compel disclosure of the records, attorneys' fees are available to a plaintiff who prevails in litigation filed pursuant to the Act. Gov't Code § 6259(d). You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the […]

    August 12, 2011

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    CPRA

    Legal Action Against a Board Member in Closed Session

    […] courts have held that the attorney-client privilege applies to communications made within the scope of the attorney-client relationship even if the communication does not relate to pending litigation—including legal advice when no litigation is threatened. Roberts v. City of Palmdale, 5 Cal. 4th 363 (1993). However, it is not clear that this exemption would […]

    June 14, 2009