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CPRA Police Records

How Do I Request 911 Call Transcripts?

[…] information. 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 give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

March 25, 2020
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CPRA

City Council Is Proposing to Order Police to “Resist” PRA Requests

We have a City Council unfamiliar it seems with the First Amendment. The most recent proposal is to order the police to "resist" public records act requests for certain booking photos. The local journalist here is standing pretty much alone. My interest is only concerned citizen. I just looking for the ammunition to be […]

May 17, 2019
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CPRA School Records

PRA Response Says Records Were Not Found, But I Know They Exist. How to respond?

[…] there is evidence that this correspondence does exist, and the campus newspaper has copies of this correspondence, you might want to let the university know that under Government Code § 6254.5, "if a state or local agency discloses a public record that is otherwise exempt from this chapter, to a member of the public, […]

May 6, 2019
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CPRA

Toll Road Agency Says There is No 14-day Requirement for Responding to CPRA Requests

The Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA) that manages toll roads has sent me an email saying that there is no 14-day requirement for responding to a California Public Records Act request. Also, if a legal matter was brought is it customary for the government agency to pay for attorney’s fees?

January 20, 2021
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CPRA

Is A Letter From A Water District Lawyer A City Attorney Public?

[…] exempt under 6254(k). Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

December 7, 2018
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First Amendment Social Media

My Councilmember Has Blocked Me from Posting on Her Official Page

[…] involved in a recall against her for beating up her lover and campaign manager, both married, while intoxicated on the side of the highway. I was very active in the recall of this women and she recently started censoring her critics on social media, she actually has me blocked from commenting on her official […]

April 13, 2019
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CPRA

Government Not Providing All Records Requested

[…] releasing pictures from a portion of the ranger program. They did not disclose that there are additional photos, but a ranger I know who works for the government has stated that their supervisor is only asking them to get photos from one specific team. I know hundreds of other photos exist and that they […]

November 12, 2018
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CPRA

Are a Water Utility’s Shut-Off Statistics Public Records in California?

[…] are utility customers of local agencies contained in public records, such as name, address, and telephone number. Exceptions are made for authorized family members, police, courts, official government business, and where the utility determines that the public interest in disclosure clearly outweighs the public interest in nondisclosure." That said, it may still be worthwhile […]

May 14, 2020
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CPRA

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

[…] who wrote the City Attorney a letter. He attached a draft civil complaint of what they might file, a central set of arguments the consideration of which must have led to further discussions, and the nature of which the public has a compelling public interest to consider. The lawyer appears to have marked the […]

November 5, 2018
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Police Records

Want Info on 911 Call that Prompted Police to Swarm My House Where No Crime Occurred

[…] act. 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 give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

December 4, 2018