Guillen v. Pierce County

— The respondents in these consolidated cases seek access to accident reports and other materials and data held by the local government petitioners relating to the traffic history of the sites of their subject car accidents. Petitioners claim that all accident reports are nondiscoverable, since RCW 46.52.080 declares them “confidential” and inadmissible. Petitioners also contend that all the materials and data at issue are privileged under 23 U.S.C. § 409 — and consequently also exempt from public disclosure under RCW 42.17.310(1)(j) — since they were, according to sworn declarations in the…