CASTAÑARES v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY

No. D082048.

98 Cal.App.5th 295 (2023)

316 Cal.Rptr.3d 422

Arturo CASTAÑAres, Petitioner, v. THE Superior Court of San Diego County, Respondent; City of Chula Vista, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

Filed December 27, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Briggs Law Corporation, Cory J. Briggs , and Janna M. Ferraro , for Petitioner.

Aaron Mackey for Electronic Frontier Foundation; David Loy for First Amendment Coalition; and Katie Townsend for Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

Karen Rogan , Assistant City Attorney; Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, Michael G. Colantuono , Carmen A. Brock , and Andrew C. Rawcliffe for Real Party in Interest.

Jones & Mayer, Scott Wm. Davenport for California Sheriffs' Association, California Police Chiefs Association and California Police Officers' Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.

Bobbitt Pinckard & Fields, Richard L. Pinckard for Peace Officers Research Association of California and Peace Officer Research Association of California Legal Defense Fund as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.

Gutierrez, Preciado & House for the League of California Cities and the International Municipal Lawyers Association, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.

No appearance for Respondent.


CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

In this matter of first impression, we consider a request made by a private citizen under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code,1 § 7923.500; CPRA) to obtain video footage recorded by drones operated by the City of Chula Vista's (City) police department...

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