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Court rules CA counties must disclose pension amounts paid to government retirees

Peter Scheer November 6, 2009

Nov 6, 2009—In a case filed by the First Amendment Coalition, the Modesto Bee and the California Newspaper Publishers Association, a California Superior Court has ruled that county governments, upon request, must disclose–by name–their retirees’ pension payments. The Superior Court for Stanislaus County reasoned that the public interest in access to government employees’ pensions outweighs the public interest in protecting the confidentiality of that information. In 2007 the California Supreme Court ruled that government employees’

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Modesto: Newspaper sues for county pension records

donal brown September 3, 2009

The Modesto Bee is suing to obtain records from the Stanislaus County Employees’ Retirement Association of pension records that would show which public retirees are getting the most lucrative pensions. -DB Modesto Bee August 29, 2009 By Ken Carlson The Modesto Bee is seeking a court order to compel the Stanislaus County Employees’ Retirement Association to disclose records on the most lucrative pensions of public service retirees. The lawsuit was filed Friday in Stanislaus County Superior

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Stanislaus retirement board denies requests for pension amounts

donal brown August 11, 2009

The Stanislaus County Employees’ Retirement Association has denied a request under the California Public Records Act for the names of retirees with annual pensions over $100,000. -DB The Modesto Bee August 10, 2009 By Ken Carlson The Stanislaus County Employees’ Retirement Association has refused to release records about public service employees receiving the most lucrative pensions. The retirement board, in a July 31 letter, denied The Bee’s Freedom of Information Act request for the names of

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Judge says government pension records subject to disclosure

donal brown July 22, 2009

The California Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that names and salaries of government employees are public record but did not specifically mention retirees. A Contra Costa judge has now ruled that that records of county’s pension funds must be disclosed. -DB Metropolitan News-Enterprise July 15, 2009 By Sherrim M. Okamoto A county’s pension records are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Act, a Contra Costa Superior Court judge has ruled in what is

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Court Employee Anonymity

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Court Employee Anonymity Q: The courts here operate with anonymity as to the identities of the employees therein, which appears to be an illegal circumstance.  Employees of the courts will sometimes inform the public their first names, and only the initials of their last names, but otherwise such simple information is treated as a secret.  Nobody has a name plate or business card, as far as the public is concerned. “Richard G.” is all the

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