CITIZENS ALLIANCE v. SAN JUAN COUNTY

No. 70606-3-I.

326 P.3d 730 (2014)

CITIZENS ALLIANCE FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS LEGAL FUND, A Washington non-profit corporation, Appellant, v. SAN JUAN COUNTY, a Washington and the San Juan County Critical Area Ordinance/Shoreline Master Program Implementation Committee, a subcommittee of the San Juan County Council, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

April 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Dean Reynolds , Dennis D. Reynolds Law Office, Bainbridge Island, WA, Michele Lynn Earl-Hubbard , Allied Law Group LLC, Seattle, WA, Stephanie Marshall Hicks , Marshall Hicks Law LLC, Bend, OR, Robert Harding Palmer III , City & Borough of Juneau, Juneau, AK, for Appellant.

Randall Keenan Gaylord , Amy Vira, San Juan County Prosecutor's Office, Friday Harbor, WA, for Respondents.

Katherine George , Harrison-Benis LLP, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington.

Katherine George , Harrison-Benis LLP, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.

Katherine George , Harrison-Benis LLP, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington COAlition for Open Government.


SPEARMAN, C.J.

¶ 1 The central issue in this case is whether members of the San Juan County Council (the Council) violated the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) by attending a series of closed meetings as part of a working group known as the San Juan County Critical Area Ordinance/Shoreline Master Program Implementation Committee (CAO Team).1 Citizens Alliance for Property Rights Legal Fund (CAPR) appeals the trial court's summary judgment...

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