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    CPRA

    Report Request Denied Citing ‘Attorney Work Product, Official Info and Deliberative Process Privilege’

    […] mean that it is subject to the privileges/exemptions cited by the county here. The attorney work-product privilege is incorporated into the Public Records Act through Government Code§ 6254(k). This privilege exempts from disclosure materials created by an attorney in the course of representing a client, i.e., "work product." Civ. Proc. Code § 2018.030. However, these […]

    November 27, 2018

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Are Power Point Presentations to Board of Healthcare District Public Records?

    […] in any publication. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries.  In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.  No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    February 22, 2018

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    CPRA

    District won’t release legal bills from defending workers’ comp cases

    […] the pending litigation exemption (Gov't Code § 6254(b)) or attorney-client privilege under the Evidence Code, which is incorporated into the Public Records Act by Government Code § 6254(k). With respect to the pending litigation exemption, the fact that a requested record is "involved in litigation" may not be sufficient to allow the agency to withhold […]

    October 22, 2010

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    First Amendment Newsgathering Police Records

    How much detail about the incident, offense, or arrest is the public entitled to under the law?

    […] to this paragraph. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries.  In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.  No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    May 25, 2018

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    CPRA

    Are There National Security Exemptions Under CPRA?

    […] foundhere. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    September 15, 2021

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    CPRA

    Is A Letter From A Water District Lawyer A City Attorney Public?

    […] in the litigation). Likewise, the letter is not attorney-client privileged, since it was sent from one agency to the other, and therefore would not be exempt under 6254(k). Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information […]

    December 7, 2018

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    CPRA Police Records

    I Am The Victim of A Crime. Does the CPRA Allow Me Access Police Reports on the Incident?

    […] (2). Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    January 9, 2020

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    CPRA

    Help Needed In Requesting Documents from California Coastal Commission

    […] extent it’s applicable, the CPRA also incorporates within its exemptions the protections of the California Evidence Code and therefore includes the attorney-client privilege. Cal. Gov. Code § 6254(k). This 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 […]

    March 16, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Counsel for a school board

    […] about what I can do to request information from our local school district. Recently our school board hired a lawyer to formulate legal opinion about a particular school board policy. The opinion is in, but they refuse to share the information, citing attorney-client privilege. Is there any way around this? Is this in fact legal?

    June 14, 2009