THOMPSON v. REYNOLDS


858 S.W.2d 328 (1993)

Sabin R. THOMPSON, Petitioner/Appellant, v. Jeff REYNOLDS, in his capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, Respondent/Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

Permission to Appeal Denied July 6, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley A. MacLean, N. Sue Van Sant Palmer, Farris, Warfield & Kanaday, Nashville, for petitioner/appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Cecil H. Ross, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for respondent/appellee.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court July 6, 1993.

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

This is an action to obtain access to records and reports generated by the Internal Affairs Division of the Tennessee Department of Correction prior to 1985. The chancellor held the documents were confidential and not subject to public disclosure. We affirm.

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