Althouse v. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

Richard C. Althouse, the petitioner below, appeals a circuit court order denying his petition for writ of mandamus, in which he challenged the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office’s (PBCSO) denial of his public records request. We affirm.

Althouse filed a request with PBCSO seeking “[a]ny and all public records” in an ongoing criminal investigation. PBCSO denied his request, asserting that there was a hold on the information because it pertained to an active homicide investigation and prosecution. Althouse filed a writ of mandamus with the circuit court and requested that the court compel PBCSO…