COWLES PUB. CO. v. KOOTENAI COUNTY BD.

Nos. 32195, 32206.

159 P.3d 896 (2007)

COWLES PUBLISHING COMPANY, a Washington corporation, Petitioner-Respondent-Cross Appellant, v. The KOOTENAI COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Respondent, and William Douglas, Intervener, and Idaho Counties Risk Management Program Underwriters, Intervener-Cross Respondent, and Marina P. Kalini, Intervener. Cowles Publishing Company, a Washington corporation, Petitioner-Respondent-Cross Appellant, v. The Kootenai County Board of County Commissioners, Respondent, and William J. Douglas, Intervener, and Idaho Counties Risk Management Program Underwriters, Intervener-Cross Respondent. and Marina P. Kalani, Intervener-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Coeur d'Alene, April 2007.

May 4, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, P.S., Coeur d'Alene and Spokane, WA., for appellant Cowles Publishing in case number 32195.

Gregory D. Horne, Coeur d'Alene, argued for appellant in case 32206.

Anderson, Julian & Hull, LLP, Boise, for respondents in case 32195. Phillip J. Collaer argued.

Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, P.S., for respondents in 32206. Tracy N. LeRoy argued.


BURDICK, Justice.

Marina P. Kalani appeals from the district court decision holding that certain email correspondence between Kalani and William Douglas were public records and not exempt from disclosure. Cowles Publishing Company cross-appeals from a protective order permanently sealing the settlement agreement between Idaho Counties Risk Management Program Underwriters and Kalani. We affirm.

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