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SARGENT v. SEATTLE POLICE DEPT.

No. 87417-4.

314 P.3d 1093 (2013)

179 Wn.2d 376

Evan SARGENT, Petitioner, v. SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

December 19, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Preston , Thomas M. Brennan , McKay Chadwell, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Gary T. Smith , Seattle City Attorneys Office, Matthew J. Segal , Jessica Anne Skelton , Pacifica Law Group LLP, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Ramsey E. Ramerman , City of Everett, Everett, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Association of Municipal Attorneys.

Judith A. Endejan , Garvey Schubert Barer , Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington COAlition for Open Government.

Sara J. Di Vittorio , Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office, Everett, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys.

Ramsey E. Ramerman , City of Everett, Everett, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Assoc of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

MADSEN, C.J.

¶ 1 At issue is the proper scope of the effective law enforcement exemption of the Public Records Act (PRA), chapter 42.56 RCW. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) used this exemption to justify nondisclosure of documents regarding the investigation of an altercation between petitioner Evan Sargent and an SPD officer. Sargent raises several challenges to the Court of Appeals decision holding that the effective law enforcement exemption applies categorically...

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