Kestenbaum v. Michigan State University

This case is before the Court on appeal by plaintiff upon denial of attorney fees and costs. Defendant Michigan State University cross-appeals on the issues of whether information on students’ names and addresses is exempt from disclosure under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, and whether the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA 4.1801(1) et seq., requires a public body to give to private persons, at a nominal cost, items of proprietary interest owned by the public.

The history of this case began when plaintiff filed a…