FISCHER v. STATE DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 64818-7-I.

254 P.3d 824 (2011)

160 Wash.App. 722

Frederick J. FISCHER, Appellant, v. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered April 18, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick J. Fischer , Monroe, WA, for Appellant.

Douglas Wayne Carr , Attorney at Law, Atty. General's Ofc., Olympia, WA, for Respondent.


LEACH, J.

¶ 1 Frederick Fischer appeals from the trial court order dismissing his action, alleging that the Department of Corrections (DOC) violated the Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW. Because DOC established that its prison surveillance video recordings provide specific intelligence information whose nondisclosure is essential to effective law enforcement, the recordings are exempt from public disclosure. We therefore affirm.

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