RITTER v. JONES

No. 08CA0506.

207 P.3d 954 (2009)

Bill RITTER, in his official capacity as Colorado Governor, Applicant-Appellee, v. Brad JONES, Respondent-Appellant, and Rosemary Marshall, in her official capacity as Colorado State Representative, Intervenor-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

April 2, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hackstaff Gessler LLC, Scott E. Gessler, Mario D. Nicolais, II, Denver, Colorado, for Respondent-Appellant.

Holland & Hart, LLP, Maureen Reidy Witt, Greenwood Village, Colorado; Holland & Hart, LLP, Elizabeth A. Phelan, Boulder, Colorado; Holland & Hart, LLP, Jonathan S. Bender, Denver, Colorado, for Intervenor-Appellee.


Opinion by Judge TAUBMAN.

Respondent, Brad Jones, appeals the order of the district court holding that the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), §§ 24-72-100.1 to -502, C.R.S.2008, does not require Governor Bill Ritter to allow him to inspect information redacted from a memorandum sent to the Governor's legal counsel. We conclude that the redacted content was confidential "work product" exempted from public disclosure under CORA, and therefore affirm the district...

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