Legal Opinion

Smith Ex Rel. Smith Butz, LLC v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 8, 2017No. K. Smith o.b.o. Smith Butz, LLC v. PA DEP - 1431 C.D. 2016PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

SENIOR JUDGE PELLEGRINI

Kendra Smith, on behalf of Smith Butz, LLC (Requester), petitions for review of a Final Determination of the Office of Open Records (OOR) denying in part her request to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for access to records relating to Core Laboratories d/b/a ProTeehnics, division of Core Laboratories, LP (ProTeehnics), under the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law (RTKL). 1

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On February 1, 2016, Requester submitted a RTKL request, later amended, 2 for all records held by the DEP relating to ProTeehnics, a business that performs drilling…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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  3. Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. Bowling v. Office of Open RecordsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. McGowan v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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