STATE DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. C072325.

219 Cal.App.4th 966 (2013)

162 Cal. Rptr. 3d 324

STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Respondent. CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

As modified October 9, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Julie Weng-Gutierrez , Assistant Attorney General, Niromi W. Pfeiffer and Grant Lien , Deputy Attorneys General, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Davis Wright Tremaine , Duffy Carolan and Jeff Glasser for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

BUTZ, J.

This is an action under the California Public Records Act (PRA) (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.). Pursuant to the PRA, an investigative news organization requested citations for patient care violations that the State Department of Public Health (Public Health) issued to state facilities housing mentally ill and developmentally disabled patients. These citations...

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