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EVANSVILLE COURIER v. VANDERBURGH COUNTY

No. 82A04-1302-PL-57.

993 N.E.2d 302 (2013)

EVANSVILLE COURIER & PRESS and Rita Ward, Appellants-Plaintiffs, v. VANDERBURGH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, Appellee-Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

August 30, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick A. Shoulders , Jean M. Blanton , Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders, LLP, Evansville, IN, Attorneys for Appellants.

Steven M. Badger , Leah N. Wilson , Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Hoosier State Press Association Foundation.

Joseph H. Harrison, Jr. , Massey Law Offices, LLC, Evansville, IN, Attorney for Appellee.

OPINION

SHARPNACK, Senior Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

The Evansville Courier & Press and Rita Ward asked the Vanderburgh County Health Department to give them access to death certificates. When their requests were denied, they alleged a violation of the Access to Public Records Act ("APRA") and sought a trial court order compelling the Health Department to give them access. The court denied...

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