BUTLER v. CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH

No. 4D10-197.

68 So.3d 278 (2011)

Michael BUTLER, Appellant, v. CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH, a Florida Municipality, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. Holodak of Edward F. Holodak, P.A., and Louis C. Arslanian , Hollywood, for appellant.

Andrea Flynn Mogensen of The Law Office of Andrea Flynn Mogensen, P.A., Sarasota, for Amicus Curiae First Amendment Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation.

Daniel L. Abbott and Jamie A. Cole of Weiss, Serota, Helfman, Pastoriza, Cole & Boniske, P.L., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


HAZOURI, J.

Michael Butler appeals from a final judgment in a declaratory action filed by The City of Hallandale Beach (the City), which sought a declaration that a list of recipients of a personal email sent by Hallandale Beach Mayor, Joy Cooper, was not sent in connection with the discharge of any municipal duty and, therefore, is not a public record under Florida's Public Records Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes (2009).

The email in question was sent...

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