Cashel v. Regents of the University of Michigan

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an amended judgment granting to her under the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA 4.1801(1) et seq. (FOIA), disclosure of certain records in the possession of certain of the defendants (the university).

The events from which this case stem begin in 1978. Fortunately it is not necessary to detail them in order to make our decision clear, other than to state that they involve an effort by plaintiff to gain access to records of grants to and contracts involving the university’s Institute of Social Research (ISR), in order to establish her claim…