Legal Opinion

Pennington v. Dobbs

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 16, 2007No. 28388PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DANIEL E. SCOTT, Judge.

Appellant, a federal inmate in Arkansas, filed a pro se petition against Respondents Dobbs (“Sheriff’) and Whiteley (“Police Chief’), alleging noncompliance with Sunshine Law 1 requests for records from their respective departments.

Respondents filed separate motions to dismiss. Police Chief denied he was custodian of the records sought from him. Sheriff — who neither admitted nor denied he was custodian of his records — acknowledged Appellant’s requests, but claimed they should have been addressed to the “Custodian of Records for Butler County, Missouri and/or the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Nazeri v. Missouri Valley CollegeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  2. Oregon County R-IV School District v. LeMonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Anderson v. Village of JacksonvilleMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. Charlier v. CorumMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Haney v. Fire Insurance ExchangeMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. State ex rel. Daly v. Information Technology Services Agency of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. Williams v. City of MarstonDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2012
  4. David Barrett v. Cole County, MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2024
  5. Sylvia Pride v. Boone County Sheriff's Department and Diana O'NeillMissouri Court of Appeals · 2023

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