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EVANSVILLE COURIER v. VANDERBURGH COUNTY

No. 82S04-1401-PL-49.

17 N.E.3d 922 (2014)

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

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 7, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick A. Shoulders , Jean M. Blanton , Evansville, for Appellants.

Kurt A. Webber , Carmel, for Amicus Curiae Indiana Coalition for Open Government.

Steven M. Badger , Leah N. Wilson , Indianapolis, for Amicus Curiae Hoosier State Press Association Foundation.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Stephen R. Creason , Anne Mullin O'Connor , Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, for Amicus Curiae State of Indiana.

Joseph H. Harrison, Jr. , E. Lee Veazey , Evansville, for Appellee.

MASSA, Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether the certificates of death that doctors, coroners, and funeral directors file with county health departments pursuant to Indiana Code chapter 16-37-3 are public records that a county health department must provide public access to under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act. We believe they are, and therefore we reverse the trial court.

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