Bartz v. Department of Corrections Public Disclosure Unit

¶1 George Bartz appeals the superior court’s Order of Findings in his first Public Records Act (PRA)1 complaint and its Findings and Order of Dismissal in his second PRA complaint. He argues that the superior court erred in ruling that (1) the Department of Corrections (DOC) had complied with his public records requests, (2) his second complaint was unnecessary to obtain the information requested, (3) the PRA’s statute of limitations barred his second complaint, and (4) his second complaint was a “frivolous” action for the purposes of RCW 4.24.430.2 He further argues that the superior court…