BURT v. WASH. STATE DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 80998-4.

231 P.3d 191 (2010)

Eric BURT, Gary Edwards, Sherry Hartford, JoAnn Irwin, John Moore, Clifford Pease, David Snell, Harold Snively, Alan Walter, Dustin West, Paul-David Winters, Cheri Sterlin, Laura Coleman, Charles Crow, Richard "Jason" Morgan, Respondents, v. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent, Allan Parmelee, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 13, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Charles Kahrs, Kahrs Law Firm P.S., Alex D. Brown, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Peter William Berney, Daniel John Judge, Attorney General's Office, Jay Douglas Geck, Attorney General's Office, Olympia, for Respondent.

Eric Burt, Sherry Hartford, JoAnn Irwin, Clifford Pease, David Snell, Alan Walter, Dustin West, Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WA, Pro Se Respondents.

Margaret Ji Yong Pak, Sarah A. Dunne, Nancy Lynn Talner, ACLU, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae American Civil Liberties Union.

William John Crittenden, Patrick Denis Brown, Attorneys at Law, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae Washington Coalition for Open Government.


C. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 This case involves a challenge to a public records injunction proceeding under chapter 42.56 RCW, where employees moved to enjoin their employer, the Department of Corrections (DOC), from releasing documents requested under the Public Records Act (PRA). Mr. Allan Parmelee, the requester of these records, was not joined in the action. The trial court enjoined the release of the requested records. Mr. Parmelee filed a limited notice of appearance...

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