SHEAFFER v. STATE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

No. 05-211.

139 P.3d 468 (2006)

2006 WY 99

Corrine L. SHEAFFER, Appellant (Applicant), v. STATE of Wyoming, ex rel., UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING; University of Wyoming Campus Police Department, through the Custodians of Records, Appellees (Respondents).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

August 9, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Bill G. Hibbler, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Representing Appellees: Susan C. Weidel, Senior Assistant General Counsel & Special Assistant Attorney General, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.

Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ.


HILL, Justice.

[¶ 1] Corrine Sheaffer (Sheaffer) appeals a determination by the district court that a surreptitious tape recording of a University of Wyoming (the University) committee meeting was not a public record under the Wyoming Public Records Act (WPRA), Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-4-201 et seq. We conclude that the tape is a public record and remand for further proceedings to determine whether any exemptions apply or, if disclosure is appropriate...

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