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YELLOWSTONE COUNTY v. BILLINGS GAZETTE

No. 05-019.

143 P.3d 135 (2006)

2006 MT 218

333 Mont. 390

YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BILLINGS GAZETTE, a division of Lee Enterprises, L. Sanford Selvey II, and Sarah D. Schopfer, Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided September 6, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellants: Martha Sheehy, Sheehy Law Firm, Billings, Montana.

For Respondent: Calvin J. Stacey, Stacey & Funyak, Billings, Montana.

Justice PATRICIA O. COTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 The Billings Gazette (Gazette) sought access to public documents held by Yellowstone County (County) concerning civil litigation brought against the County and county officials. The County filed a declaratory action in the District Court seeking a determination of which documents must be disclosed to the Gazette, and which documents should be shielded from public inspection in the interest of...

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