COM., OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS v. CENTER TP.

No. 522 M.D. 2013

95 A.3d 354 (2014)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS, Petitioner v. CENTER TOWNSHIP, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 24, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dena Lefkowitz , Chief Counsel, Harrisburg, for petitioner.

Michael D. Gallagher , Butler, for respondent.

BEFORE: DAN PELLEGRINI, President Judge, BERNARD L. McGINLEY, Judge, BONNIE BRIGANCE LEADBETTER, Judge, COHN JUBELIRER, Judge, P. KEVIN BROBSON, Judge, PATRICIA A. McCULLOUGH, Judge, and ANNE E. COVEY, Judge.


OPINION BY Judge McCULLOUGH.

Before the Court is a cross-motion for summary relief filed by the Office of Open Records (OOR) and Center Township (Township). Two issues of first impression are presented: whether the OOR has subject matter jurisdiction to determine if a document is exempt under the attorney-client privilege and/or work-product doctrine and whether the OOR has the statutory authority to conduct in camera review upon request by one of the parties...

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