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    CPRA

    Deadline missed for CPRA request. What should we do next?

    […] will be entitled to recover your attorneys’ fees, should you prevail.  Gov't Code § 6259(d). 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.

    October 13, 2015

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    CPRA

    Powers that be ignored CPRA request. What should I do next?

    […] will be obligated to pay your attorney’s fees.  Gov’t Code § 6259. 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 unless separately retained.

    May 11, 2015

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    CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

    Can I access driver ID’s from traffic-stop police reports?

    […] seek and see how the police (as well as the court and/or DA) respond.  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.

    April 16, 2015

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    CPRA Police Records

    How can I gain access to my UC police records?

    […] applicable exemption, and explain how the exemption applies to the specific situation. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition 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.

    September 19, 2013

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    First Amendment Protest Rights

    Each year police place greater limitations on my annual protest

    The issue of to what extent the government may limit a request for a protest permit requires a complicated an highly contextual analysis that is unfortunately beyond the scope of the services offered by this hotline. As a very general matter, the government can impose reasonable and content-neutral time, place and matter restrictions on […]

    October 18, 2013

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    CPRA

    Are jail visitor sign-in logs public documents?

    The right to inspect jail visitor sign-in logs would come from California's Public Records Act, which provides, generally speaking, that writings created or used by government agencies in California are presumptively open to public inspection and copying unless a specific exemption of the PRA applies. If the "no" you refer to was in response […]

    November 17, 2009

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    CPRA School Records

    Request to School District for Records Refused

    When an agency fails to provide requested records that you believe are subject to public disclosure, Government Code section 6259 allows you to file a lawsuit. Lawsuits to enforce the CPRA are usually initiated by a verified petition (i.e., a request filed under oath) that asks the court to issue a "writ of mandate." […]

    May 29, 2018

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    CPRA

    Withholding of Juveniles’ Names in Police Records

    […] by other laws including, but not limited to, Section 841.5 of the Penal Code, Section 11167 et seq. of the Penal Code, and Section 6254 of the Government Code."  None of these restrict release of the name of a deceased minor victim -- 841.5 prohibits release of a victim's or witnesses' address to a […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Public Comment on Public Contracts

    […] is an official state historic resource) does not have to be revealed until the negotiations are complete, and if I read correctly there is time before the actual AWARD of the contract and the negotiation. Do you know what that time period is? I am trying to ascertain the affects of the development on […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Golden Gate Bridge suicide records

    […] being relevant to a claim or litigation does NOT mean that it is exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act. The exemption for pending litigation (in Government Code section 6254(b)) only applies to documents the District acquires or prepares in the litigation process, not for documents that pre-date any litigation and were not […]

    June 14, 2009