MECHLING v. CITY OF MONROE

No. 62011-8-I.

222 P.3d 808 (2009)

152 Wash.App. 830

Meredith MECHLING, Appellant, v. CITY OF MONROE, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

October 26, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William John Crittenden, Seattle, for Appellant.

Scott A.W. Johnson, Matthew Lane Harrington, Stokes Lawrence PS, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae Wash. Coalition for Open Government.

Angela Summerfield Belbeck, Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle, for Respondent.


SCHINDLER, C.J.

¶ 1 In 2005, Meredith Mechling made two separate public record requests to the City of Monroe for e-mail messages of city council members discussing city business. Mechling appeals the trial court's decision that personal e-mail addresses of the council members in e-mails discussing city business are exempt from disclosure under the personal information exemption of the Public Disclosure Act (PDA), former RCW 42.17.310(1)(u) (2005).

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