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  • Cases

    FCI Dublin Motion to Unseal

    […] lawsuit to ensure that the public can inspect the court documents and attend future hearings. Public Justice and the ACLU filed the motion in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on their behalf. Press Release: Advocates, Press Seek Access to Court Records in FCI Dublin Sexual Abuse Lawsuit (6/12/2024) Legal Documents: […]

    June 12, 2024

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    Brown Act

    Special Meetings and Means of Notice

    Three members of a five member board have called for a special meeting, where the selection process of the General Manager of the district was going to be discussed. The president refused to call the meeting, and or to participate in a conference call. The meeting was not called because the General Manager (that […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can’t access documents because the staff member in possession is on extended vacation

    […] delay responding to my request for months due to vacations? If not, do you have any cases I can mention to the agency that cover this issue? I already informed them I believed they only had 10 days to reply unless they were claiming an exemption (which they have not) but that hasn’t persuaded them.

    October 5, 2011

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    CPRA Police Records

    Need Guidance On Gaining Access to Arrest Report

    […] jurisdictions and parole or probation holds." Gov’t Code § 6254(f)(1). You can read more on this website about the Public Records Act, including the law enforcement record exemption, here. 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 […]

    June 20, 2018

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    CPRA

    How can I access records regarding college sports’ recruitment?

    […] the requested records are disclosable within 10 days of your request, and "promptly notify" you, in writing, if it will make the records available, or specifically state the exemption it is claiming and how it applies to the requested records.  Gov't Code § 6253(c).  The agency must also state the estimated date and time when […]

    July 21, 2016

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    Advocacy Blog

    Update on open-government legislative proposals in Sacramento

    AB 1978 AB 1978, a Bill that would have closed public access to ‘basemap’ data for Geographic Information Systems (GIS), put forth by Assemblymember Jose Solorio, was dropped after opposition from the GIS/GeoData and freedom of information communities. GIS "basemap" data is used to create the base layer for all local computer mapping. The […]

    June 6, 2009

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    CPRA

    Are oral CPRA requests permitted?

    I'm new to public records laws in California, and curious if you can help. What is the requirement in California for initiating that inquiry? Do I need to send a written request, or is a verbal request deemed to have the same weight?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can I be charged $6000 for staff time needed to find and redact requested records?

    My recent request for public records was granted. However, the agency wants to charge me about $6000 to supply the records because of the staff time it will supposedly take to compile them all from the various warehouses in which the paper records are stored. And they want to charge for the time spent reacting the forms. […]

    March 2, 2016

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    CPRA Police Records

    Criminal Records and the CPRA

    In interviewing individual applicants to provide childcare for my 2 toddlers, it is of utmost importance that I verify whether or not they (and/or the location of the premises used for such services) has been involved with any law enforcement issues (ie: is there any criminal history? Has law enforcement ever been called out […]

    June 14, 2009