Legal Opinion
Williams v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 1993No. S022639PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PANELLI, J.
This case requires us to interpret the California Public Records Act. (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq. [hereafter CPRA].) The particular provision at issue (§ 6254, subd. (f)) exempts law enforcement investigatory files from the act’s general requirement of public disclosure. The underlying dispute arose out of a newspaper’s request for access to a county sheriff’s records of disciplinary proceedings against two deputies. After reviewing the requested records in camera, the superior court ordered partial disclosure. The Court of Appeal vacated that order and directed the lower…
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