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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Emails and the Public Record and Brown Act

    […] of a legislative body and any other person."  The following information from the Attorney General is helpful. The prohibition against serial meetings must be reconciled with the exemption for individual contacts and communications contained in section 54952.2(c)(1). Individual contacts or communications between a member of a legislative body and any other person are specifically […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Requesting Audio Tapes, Time of Response

    […] president; the communications officer has been attempting to contact the vice president, but the vice president is not responding.  The board has already responded to my request for these public records by telling me (in both meetings) that I could have copies, but the vice president is not forthcoming with the tapes so they […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Changing Regular Meetings to Special Meetings

    The local school district has changed its regular school board meetings to special meetings, and has switched the upcoming regular meetings to special meetings for the next 2 months.  The board is not providing time for public comments on matters related to policies, programs or services provided by the district at the special meetings.  […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog Cases

    FAC to California Court of Appeal: The Public Can’t See What No Longer Exists

    […] should a CPRA requester be required to get a court order—an injunction—to prevent the government from destroying records? The clear answer is "no." If the CPRA stands for anything, it is the idea that the government has a duty, at an absolute minimum, to retain records sought under the CPRA. That obligation stems from […]

    July 26, 2017

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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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    Court Records

    Accessing Court Records

    For months I was not allowed access to my family law case file. Couldn’t even get a copy of the docket sheet. Finally, I got some of it. There is significant wrong doing in my case on the part of many. I have found evidence of altering of some court documents. I have […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

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

    I would agree 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 […]

    November 5, 2018

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    CPRA

    Request to Dept. of Insurance regarding bail agents

    The California Department of Insurance may properly raise the "private personal information" exemption found in Government Code section 6254 and/or the privacy provisions of the California Constitution in denying disclosure of personal identifying information of its staff, such as birth dates, phone number, social security and credit card or bank account information. The courts […]

    June 14, 2009

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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

  • Latest News

    Press Release

    New FAC Lawsuit To Tackle Growing Use of “Reverse CPRA” Suits

    FAC sues Milpitas for access to information about alleged misconduct by city officials A new lawsuit filed by the First Amendment Coalition against the city of Milpitas highlights the growing use of so-called "reverse California Public Records Act" suits to pre-empt the public’s right of access to information about their government. FAC’s lawsuit, filed […]

    May 31, 2017