NISSEN v. PIERCE COUNTY

No. 44852-1-II.

333 P.3d 577 (2014)

Glenda NISSEN, an individual, Appellant, v. PIERCE COUNTY, a public agency; Pierce County Prosecutor's Office, a public agency, Respondent. Prosecutor Mark Lindquist, Intervenor.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

September 9, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele Lynn Earl-Hubbard , Allied Law Group LLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Daniel Ray Hamilton , Attorney at Law, Michael Lee Sommerfeld , Pierce County Prosecutors Office, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.

Stewart Andrew Estes , Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S., Seattle, WA, for Respondent Intervenor.

Pamela Beth Loginsky , Washington Assoc of Prosecuting Atty, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa Association of Prosecuting Attotneys.

Peter B. Gonick , Washington Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of General of Washington.

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

Ramsey E. Ramerman , City of Everett, Everett, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Municipal.

Anita Hunter , Washington Federation of State Employees, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa Federation of State Emp International Assoc of Fire Fighters.


HUNT, J.

¶ 1 Glenda Nissen appeals the superior court's CR 12(b)(6) dismissal of her Public Records Act (PRA)1 action against Pierce County and the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office (County); she also appeals several other related superior court orders. At issue is whether a government employee's private cellular telephone call log records and text messages are "public records" subject to disclosure under the PRA. We hold that (1...

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