KOENIG v. CITY OF DES MOINES

Nos. 49656-5-I, 49693-0-I, 51918-2-I.

95 P.3d 777 (2004)

David KOENIG, Respondent, v. CITY OF DES MOINES and Des Moines Police Department, Appellants. David Koenig, Appellant, v. City of Des Moines and Des Moines Police Department, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

As Amended August 18, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael John Killeen, Eric B. Martin, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae — Allied Daily Newspaper and Washington Newspapers Publishers.

Sara Lyle Ainsworth, Northwest Women's Law Center, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae — Northwest Women's Law Center.

Douglas B. Klunder, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae — American Civil Liberties.

William Berggren Collins, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae — Office of the WA St. Atty. Gen.

Pamela Beth Loginsky, Wash. Assoc. Pros. Atty., Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae — Washington Assoc. Pros. Atty.

Catherine Carroll, Attorney at Law, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae — Washington State Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs.

Linda Anne Marousek, City of Des Moines, Des Moines, WA, for Appellants City of Des Moines and Des Moines Police Dept.

Owen Sherman Limstrom, Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, William John Crittenden, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Respondent David Koenig.


GROSSE, J.

Highly offensive information that, if disclosed, would harm the efficient administration of government more than it would benefit the public interest is not of legitimate concern to the public. Where such information is contained in police investigative records, it must be redacted before the records are disclosed under the public records provisions of the public disclosure act, the Fair Campaign Practices Act....

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