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NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE OF SPOKANE v. SPOKANE

No. 84108-0.

261 P.3d 119 (2011)

172 Wn.2d 702

NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE OF SPOKANE COUNTY, a non-profit corporation, Petitioner, v. COUNTY OF SPOKANE, a political subdivision of the state of Washington, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Decided September 29, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Breean Lawrence Beggs , Paukert & Troppmann, PLLC, Bonne W. Beavers , Center for Justice, Spokane, WA, for Petitioner.

Patrick Mark Risken , Evans, Craven & Lackie, P.S., Spokane, WA, for Respondent.

Michele Lynn Earl-Hubbard , Christopher Roslaniec , Allied Law Group LLC, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Allied Daily Newspapers of Washi, Washington Newspapers Publishers, Seattle Times, Tacoma News Tribune and Tri-city Herald.

C. JOHNSON, J.

This Public Records Act (PRA) case asks us to define the scope of discovery allowed in PRA-provoked lawsuits, what constitutes an adequate search for requested records, and whether a party may be prevailing when it possesses some responsive documents at the time suit is filed. We hold discovery in a PRA case is the same as in any other civil action and is therefore governed only by relevancy considerations, reversing the Court of Appeals' decision....

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