Legal Opinion

Pryer v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 5, 2014No. 2012-CT-00427-SCTPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

KITCHENS, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Timothy Pryer repeatedly requested documents from the Circuit Clerk of Itawamba County pursuant to the Mississippi Public Records Act. The circuit judge twice denied the request, finding that the documents did not exist within the clerk’s file. Pryer appealed the latter order and the Court of Appeals affirmed, whereupon we granted a writ of certiorari. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Pryer sought from the circuit court: “the Order givin[g] Carol Gates the Office of Judge de facto or pro tempore and the order givin[g] Carol…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Fleming v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Illinois Central Railroad v. DoddMississippi Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Pryer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Timothy Gene Pryer v. Thomas Gardner, IIIMississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Timothy Gene Pryer a/k/a Tim a/k/a Timothy Pryer a/k/a Timothy G. Pryer v. Carol Gates, in her Official Capacity as Circuit Clerk of Itawamba County, and Chris Dickinson, in his Official Capacity as Itawamba County SheriffCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2021

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