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Prison Legal News v. OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 8, 2010No. 969 C.D. 2009, 997 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge PELLEGRINI.

Before us are two appeals that have been consolidated. In neither appeal is access to public records the issue, but rather the issue is the cost of duplication and time involved in the reviewing for exempt information. Prison Legal News (PLN) appeals an Office of Open Records (OOR) determination approving the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ (Department) estimate of the cost of duplication of records and denial of a fee waiver for duplication as being in the “public interest.” The Department appeals contending that the OOR’s order requiring that it turn over…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Bowling v. Office of Open RecordsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  4. Sinito Ex Rel. Sinito v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
  5. National Treasury Employees Union v. William J. GriffinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Bowling v. Office of Open RecordsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Sherry v. Radnor Township School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. PA Dept. of Ed. v. R. Bagwell PSU v. R. BagwellCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. Department of Transportation v. DrackCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. State Employees' Retirement System v. Pennsylvanians for Union ReformCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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