AMBERG v. CITY OF DEARBORN

Docket No. 149242.

859 N.W.2d 674 (2014)

497 Mich. 28

AMBERG v. CITY OF DEARBORN.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided December 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maze Legal Group PC, Dearborn (by William J. Maze ), for plaintiff.

Laurie M. Ellerbrake and Debra A. Walling , Dearborn, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION.

We consider in this case whether copies of video surveillance recordings created by third parties but received by defendants during the course of pending criminal misdemeanor proceedings constitute "public records" within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq., thus requiring their disclosure by defendants. For the reasons stated in this opinion, we conclude that, contrary to the lower courts' opinions,...

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