Legal Opinion
Department of Conservation & Natural Resources v. Office of Open Records
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 24, 2010No. 1165 C.D. 2009, No. 1209 C.D. 2009, No. 1557 C. D. 2009PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge BROBSON.
I. INTRODUCTION
In these consolidated appeals,1 three Commonwealth agencies — the Office of the Budget (Budget), the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), and the Department of General Services (DGS) (collectively, Agencies) — seek our review of separate but related decisions by the Office of Open Records (Open Records) pursuant to our statutory jurisdiction under the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL).2
The records at issue are certified payroll records of third-party contractors who entered into contracts with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for public…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bowling v. Office of Open RecordsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Sapp Roofing Co. v. Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n, Local Union No. 12Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- LaValle v. OFFICE OF GEN. COUNSEL OF COM.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- North Hills News Record v. Town of McCandlessSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Concerned Citizens for Better Schools v. Brownsville Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Department of Health v. Office of Open RecordsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Governor's Office of Administration v. PurcellCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- West Chester University of PA v. B. Schackner and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Bravo Group, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Protection v. ColeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Barros v. MartinCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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