HORNBUCKLE v. DEP'T OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH

No. 82675-1-I.

520 P.3d 456 (2022)

Stephen HORNBUCKLE, Respondent, v. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Ordered Published Date November 21, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Nigrey , WA State Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 40124, Olympia, WA, 98504-0124, for Appellant.

Jeff B. Crollard , Crollard Law Office, PLLC, 1313 E Maple St. Ste. 225 Bellingham, WA, 98225-5708, Stephen S. Hornbuckle , The Hornbuckle Firm, 12826 Se 40th Ln. Ste. 203, Bellevue, WA, 98006-4276, for Respondent.

Teal Luthy Miller , Attorney at Law, 700 Stewart St. Ste. 5220, Seattle, WA, 98101-4438, John S. Koppel , United States Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave. Nw, Room 7264, Washington, DC, 20530, for Amicus Curiae United States.


PUBLISHED OPINION

¶1 The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) appeals a superior court order finding that DSHS violated the Public Records Act (PRA) by withholding documents related to a nursing facility investigation without providing a qualified exemption. DSHS, joined by amicus curiae United...

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