BOARD OF COM'RS v. LAS CRUCES SUN-NEWS

No. 22,644.

76 P.3d 36 (2003)

134 N.M. 283 2003-NMCA-102

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF DOÑA ANA COUNTY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. LAS CRUCES SUN-NEWS, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

June 11, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa L. Warren, County Attorney, Karen E. Wootton, Senior Assistant County Attorney, Las Cruces, NM, for Appellant.

Martin R. Esquivel, Dines, Gross & Esquivel, P.C., Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.


OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} The Board of Commissioners of Doña Ana County (the County) refused to promptly disclose certain public records requested by the Las Cruces Sun-News (the Newspaper) pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 14-2-1 to -12 (1999, prior to 2001 amendment) (IPRA). The district court ruled in favor of the Newspaper and ordered the County to pay attorney fees pursuant to Section 14-2-12...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases