Legal Opinion

Hopkins v. City of Brinkley

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 3, 2014No. CV-13-733PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

| Appellant, Jon Hopkins, appeals an order of the Monroe County Circuit Court finding that appellees, the City of Brinkley, Arkansas, and Brinkley Water & Sewer Department (“BW & S”) were not required to disclose a municipal-utility ratepayer’s home address under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (the “FOIA” or the “Act”), codified at Arkansas Code Annotated sections 25-19-101 to -110 (Repl.2002 & Supp.2011). We reverse and remand the circuit court’s order.

A review of the record reveals that Hopkins submitted multiple requests to BW & S for the home address,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  5. McCambridge v. City of Little RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989

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