Seck v. City of Overland Park

Paddock, J.:

Plaintiff Kenneth P. Seek appeals the district court’s dismissal of his mandamus action pursuant to the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA), K.S.A. 45-215 et seq., to open the investigatory records of the death of Elaine Beckers Braun held by the defendants, the City of Overland Park and the Overland Park Police Department.

In 1997, Elaine Beckers Braun, a former Johnson County Commissioner, was found dead in a parking lot. After an investigation, Braun’s death was determined to be a suicide.

Thereafter, the plaintiff requested the police records pertaining to Braun’s death, but the…