Legal Opinion
Sargent v. Seattle Police Dept.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 2013No. 87417-4PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMadsen, 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 to an investigation file where the prosecutor has declined to file charges and has referred the *382case back to the SPD for follow-up…
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