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CPRA

Can I appeal a records request denial from State Medical Board?

[…] plaintiff who prevails in litigation filed pursuant to the Act.Gov't Code § 6259(d). You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the First Amendment Coalition web site at http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. You may be able to find an attorney to assist you through the First Amendment Coalition's Lawyer's […]

August 22, 2011
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CPRA School Records

School District Delays CPRA Response Beyond the Hearing Date For Which Documents Are Needed

[…] able to find an attorney on your county’s lawyer referral service web page. If you would like to reference additional information regarding CPRA requests, including a sample letter template, you can do sohere. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding […]

February 10, 2021
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CPRA Police Records

Records of Traffic Citations

[…] not already one so, I suggest you submit a PRA request for the records you seek. A sample PRA request is available on CFAC's website at: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request- letter/. Although what you are seeking is traffic citations, please note that with respect to crimes and arrests, a California court of appeals has held that the […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Accessing City Annuities and Investments

[…] by citing an exemption in the PRA or other state or federal law allowing it to withhold the records you seek.Gov’t Code § 6255.A sample PRA request letter can be found on the CFAC website at the following link: http://www.cfac.org/templates/cpraletter.html.The CALPERS’ settlement referenced above might also be worth incorporating into your PRA request. With […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Newsgathering

Should complaints against belligerent councilman be public?

[…] at a local transit agency. Both of my public records requests have been rejected because officials say it is a personnel matter. In the transit agency’s rejection letter, which is the one I received most recently, itcites California Gov. Code 6254(c)and(k) as well as City of Palmdale(1993) 5 Cal.4th 363, 20 Cal.Rptr.2d 330. One […]

August 19, 2011
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CPRA

Request for sheriff’s homeless policy leads to trouble

[…] department has simply not provided them, your ultimate recourse would be filing an action in court to enforce the PRA. A preliminary step might be a follow-up letter explaining why you believe the documents exist and asking the sheriff's department to review its records to confirm that no responsive records exist, perhaps reminding the […]

March 30, 2010
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CPRA

A Can the city legally refuse to fulfill my request unless I use their form?

[…] that is not the case, or if you are opposed to doing so, the City cannot require you to. You might want to send a friendly follow-up letter to the City, reminding them of the time limits within which they are required to respond to your request, and that attorneys’ fees are available should […]

August 13, 2015
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CPRA

Sheriff Denied My Request For Data From Automated License Plate Readers

[…] or security files compiled by any other state or local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes." However, the exemption for "investigatory records" applies "only when the prospect of enforcement proceedings becomes concrete and definite."Williams v. Superior Court, […]

January 20, 2021
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CPRA

CPRA fees and information in electronic form

[…] requested.While it seems that a more efficient solution should have been available (e.g., simply printing e-mails from the laptops themselves), the city appears to be within the letter of the law.With respect to the hourly fee, the $45/hour fee does not seem unreasonable for contract programming, but, again, I am surprised that the project […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Enforcement of the CPRA

As to who enforces the Public Records Act ("PRA"), it is true that the recourse in the event of an improper denial is to sue the agency. In order to facilitate such litigation, the PRA provides that prevailing parties in PRA litigation are entitled to their attorneys' fees. Govt. Code § 6259(d) ("The court shall […]

June 14, 2009