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FISHER BROADCASTING v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 87271-6.

326 P.3d 688 (2014)

180 Wn.2d 515

FISHER BROADCASTING-SEATTLE TV LLC dba KOMO 4, Appellant, v. CITY OF SEATTLE, a local agency, and the Seattle Police Department, a local agency, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 12, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane Marie Meyers , Graham & Dunn, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Mary Farver Perry , Seattle City Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Bruce Edward Humble Johnson , Eric Stahl , Ambika Kumar Doran , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Coalition for Open Government, Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington, D/B Evening Telegram Co., King Broadcasting Co., Kiro-TV, Inc., McClatchy Company, Seattle Times Company, Seattle Weekly, LLC, Washington Newspaper Publisher Association, Washington State Association of Broadcasters, Morgan Murphy Media, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Hearst Corporation.

Laurie Kathleen Fall Morris , The Defender Association, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defender Association.

Travis Stearns , Washington Defender Association, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.

Zanetta Lehua Fontes , City of Renton, Leo Edward Poort , Leo Poort, Redmond, WA, John R. Wasberg , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

Daniel Brian Heid , City of Auburn, Auburn, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Associaiton of Municipal Attorneys.

James Elliot Lobsenz , Carney Badley Spellman , Suzanne Lee Elliott , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

GONZÁLEZ, J.

¶ 1 KOMO news reporter Tracy Vedder made three unsuccessful public records requests to the Seattle Police Department (SPD) relating to "dash-cam" videos taken by SPD officers. We conclude that two of the requests should have been granted.

FACTS

¶ 2 Since 2007, SPD's entire patrol fleet has been equipped with in-car video and sound recording equipment. SPD's recording system was manufactured by COBAN Technologies, a private...

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