Demers v. City of Minneapolis

WAHL, Justice.

This appeal raises the issue as to whether the identity of complainants on nonpend-ing and noncurrent police department internal affairs complaint forms is public government data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minn.Stat. §§ 13.01 — .90) [MGDPA], The trial court and the court of appeals held that it is. The City of Minneapolis (city) appeals that determination as well as the determination that the city may not assess any charge for plaintiff’s inspection of the complaint forms and disposition statements and may only charge actual cost for retrieving, compiling…