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Court Records

Can I file a lawsuit anonymously in California?

[…] One more thing, do you have access to a sample protective order restricting access to information? Again, were this in the state I was from or Federal court, I wouldn’t have too much of a problem. For somewhat tactical reasons, however, I am going to attempt the trial in CA before thinking about changing venue.

March 27, 2012
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CPRA

PRA request denied for correspondence related to reports

[…] were recently accepted by City staff and posted on the City website. Reports were identified as independent analyses of effects of proposed commercial sports facilities. My request for written correspondence between City staff and companies that prepared reports was denied. Will you be able to advise me as to how to proceed further to access […]

September 7, 2016
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FOIA

Making an FOIA request regarding border security

[…] "disclose techniques and procdures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions." At any rate, ideally, the agency should explain how each piece of information sought fits within this exemption. For more information related to the FOIA, here are some resources that you might find useful: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: http://www.rcfp.org/foia/ National Freedom […]

October 25, 2011
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Brown Act

Regulations on public comment

Our City Council's Law & Legislation Committee recently heard a proposal whereby the Chair (Vice Mayor), expressed her support for the measure, and restricted opposing testimony. She allowed all those (dozen) in support to testify, and then limited opposition to 1 statement of 2 minutes. All others who were signed up to testify were […]

June 14, 2009
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Blog Cases

Big victory in CA Supreme Court case on public access to government data

[…] and "open data" initiatives. Orange County had argued that its mapping data, which was stored in the geographic information system (GIS) format, was subject to the PRA's exemption for "software." In fact the county, in responding to the Sierra Club's PRA request in 2010, had originally offered to provide the environmental group with pdf […]
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July 10, 2013
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First Amendment

Can I file for defamation?

Can I file for defamation against a co-worker who often call me gay, crook and maniac in front of my co-workers?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Attempting to access phone call recordings made from jail

I want to request a copy of the recordings or transcripts of phone calls placed by an inmate at the County Jail. Are there cases or laws that I can use in my request to argue for releasing this media?

January 13, 2016
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Brown Act CPRA

Internal audit reports and the CPRA

[…] Board of Directors copies of internal audit reports, in open session. These reports are not made available during the meeting when requested. These reports are not available for inspection when requested. When I requested the reports, I was told the internal audit reports are not Public Records. I require guidance on possible reason/s these […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Who is allowed to access arrest records?

I submitted a request for arrest and incident reports from a police department for a case involving my client but I got a call from someone in the Records Department who said that I needed to submit signed authorization from my client. Is that the case in your practice?

October 25, 2011
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CPRA

How can I find out if a non-profit is cooking the books?

I'm pretty sure a 501(c) 3 in San Francisco is cooking its books. For example, claiming on their 990 that a certain program cost $50,000 when I think it's more like $500. Can I demand their receipts under a FOIA request? Is there a reward for discovering and proving such scammers?

May 21, 2015