DOYLE v. CITY OF BURLINGTON POLICE DEPT.

No. 18-342.

219 A.3d 326 (2019)

2019 VT 66

Reed DOYLE v. CITY OF BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Supreme Court of Vermont. April Term, 2019.

September 13, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony N.L. Iarrapino of Wilschek Iarrapino Law Office PLLC, and James Diaz and Lia Ernst of ACLU Foundation of Vermont, Montpelier, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Eileen M. Blackwood and Justin St. James , Office of City Attorney, Burlington, for Defendant-Appellee.

Jennifer Duggan and Elena Mihaly , Conservation Law Foundation, and Jamey Fidel and Jon Groveman , Vermont Natural Resources Council, Montpelier, for Amici Curiae Conservation Law Foundation and Vermont Natural Resources Council.

David Putter and Christopher D. Winters , Montpelier, for Amicus Curiae Jim Condos, Secretary of State of the State of Vermont.

Daniel P. Richardson and Stephen F. Coteus of Tarrant, Gillies & Richardson, Montpelier, and Timothy Cornell and Cornell Dolan , Boston, Massachusetts, for Amici Curiae Vermont Journalism Trust, New England First Amendment Coalition, and Vermont Press Association.

Carl Andeer , Vermont League of Cities and Towns, Montpelier, for Amicus Curiae Vermont League of Cities and Towns.

PRESENT: Reiber, C.J., Skoglund, Eaton and Carroll, JJ., and Burgess, J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


¶ 1. Reed Doyle appeals the trial court's denial of his motion for partial judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Vermont Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c). In his motion, plaintiff argued that the Burlington Police Department (BPD) unlawfully withheld public records in violation of the Public Records Act (PRA) when it charged a fee...

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