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Legal Action Against a Board Member in Closed Session

[…] other law exempts them from disclosure. The California Public Records Act (CPRA) incorporates within its exemptions the protections of the California Evidence Code. Cal. Gov. Code § 6254(k). These protections include the attorney-client privilege. In the CPRA context, courts have held that the attorney-client privilege applies to communications made within the scope of the attorney-client […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

I Called Police About My Loud Neighbors Gathering During COVID. Were These Redactions Lawful?

[…] fees. 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 20, 2021
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CPRA

Was My Public Records Request Denial As “Unduly Burdensome” Justified?

[…] request is unduly burdensome. Responsive documents will likely include records that are exempt from disclosure, such as records that reveal the privileged and confidential deliberative process and attorney-client privileged communications, as well as other confidential communications. It would be necessary to review each and every document to determine whether disclosure is prohibited by specific […]

February 15, 2018
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CPRA

Can I access attorney’s retainer agreement and invoices via the Public Records Act?

[…] such documents are exempt from disclosure under the pending litigation exemption contained in the Public Records Act under Government Code section 6254(b), or that the bills are attorney-client privileged under Evidence Code section 954, and are therefore exempt from disclosure. Furthermore, California Business and Professions Code 6149 states, "A written fee contract shall be deemed to […]

July 2, 2015
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Sheriff Denied My Request For Data From Automated License Plate Readers

[…] 6259(d). 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 20, 2021
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CPRA

Police Deny Request for Previously Public Statement Claiming Exemptions

[…] law. 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.

May 15, 2019
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CPRA

Are Citizen Bond Oversight Committee Applications Public Records?

[…] necessary. 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.

May 15, 2020
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CPRA Police Records

Police Denied My Request For An Incident Report

[…] you). 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 4, 2020
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CPRA

If A Lawyer Sends A Threatening Letter to A City Attorney Marked “Confidential” Is It?

[…] with your assessment that marking a letter between lawyers as "confidential" does not justify exemption under the Public Records Act. Although the PRA exempts, via Government Code 6254(k), certain privileged communications, e.g., those protected by the attorney-client privilege per Evidence Code§§ 954, 955, and work product, as protected under Civil Procedure Code § 2018.03, I […]

November 5, 2018
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CPRA School Records

PRA Response Says Records Were Not Found, But I Know They Exist. How to respond?

[…] 6259(d). 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.

May 6, 2019