HUNTER HEALTH CLINIC v. WSU

No. 111,586.

362 P.3d 10 (2015)

HUNTER HEALTH CLINIC, Appellee, v. WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, Appellee, and Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Company, Inc., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

November 6, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lyndon W. Vix , of Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch, L.L.C., of Wichita, for appellant Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Company, Inc.

Alan L. Rupe , Jessica Skladzien , and Jeremy K. Schrag , of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, of Wichita, for appellee Hunter Health Clinic, Inc.

Christopher M. Grunewald , assistant attorney general, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, for appellee Wichita State University.

Maxwell E. Kautsch , Kautsch Law, L.L.C., of Lawrence, for amici curiae Kansas Press Association, Inc.

Before PIERRON, P.J., BUSER and POWELL, JJ.


This appeal addresses the following question: Does a person who seeks to prevent a public agency from disclosing claimed private records have statutory standing to bring a cause of action under the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA), K.S.A. 45-215 et seq.? The Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Company, Inc., (Eagle) presented a request...

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