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    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

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    CPRA

    Can the Deliberative Process Privilege be used to avoid answering a deposition?

    […] as the catch-all exemption, invoked when an agency does not want to disclose the requested records. If a council member has been deposed in connection with ongoing litigation, then it would not seem that he or she could invoke the deliberative process privilege in order to avoid answering questions about governmental decision making. In […]

    April 22, 2017

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Former State Employees and the CPRA

    […] should receive their attorneys' fees.  Govt. Code Section 6259(d) ("The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation filed pursuant to this section.  The costs and fees shall be paid by the public agency of which the public official is a member or employee […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Awarding Attorney’s Fees in CPRA Cases

    […] without justification or rationale by the Superior Court. Even though Caltrans did not raise a single legal objection to the reasonableness of the attorney's fees during the litigation, the Court drastically reduced the fees without citing any acceptable method or case. This seems to fly in the face of the intent of the CPRA, […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    Are School Yearbooks Public Records?

    […] 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 filed pursuant to this section. The costs and fees shall be paid by the public agency of which the public official is a member or employee […]

    June 14, 2009