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O'NEILL v. CITY OF SHORELINE

No. 82397-9.

240 P.3d 1149 (2010)

Doug and Beth O'NEILL, individuals, Respondents, v. The CITY OF SHORELINE, a municipal corporation, and Deputy Mayor Maggie Fimia, individually and in her official capacity, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided October 7, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Flannary Pasieka Collins , Ian Richard Sievers, Shoreline, WA, Ramsey E. Ramerman , Everett, WA, for Petitioners.

Michele Lynn Earl-Hubbard , Christopher Roslaniec, Allied Law Group, L.L.C., David M. Norman , Seattle, WA, Michael G. Brannan , Law Office of Michael G. Brannan, Edmonds, WA, for Respondents.

Jamew Walter Beck , Gordon Thomas Honeywell , Tacoma, WA, amicus counsel for Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington, Inc. & Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.

Alan D. Copsey , Office of the Attorney General, amicus counsel for State of Washington.

Gary T. Smith , John Benjamin Kerr Schochet , Seattle City Attorney's Office, Suzanne Marie Skinner, Attorney at Law, Mercer Island, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Association of Municipal Attorneys.

William John Crittenden , Patrick Denis Brown , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Coalition for Open Government.

OWENS, J.

¶ 1 This case allows us to consider whether metadata is a public record that must be disclosed under the Public Records Act (PRA), chapter 42.56 RCW. This is a matter of first impression before this court. We affirm the Court of Appeals and hold that metadata associated with public records is subject to disclosure under the PRA.

FACTS

¶ 2 On September 14, 2006, Diane Hettrick (a private citizen) wrote an e-mail to Lisa Thwing...

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