Legal Opinion
Butler v. CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 20, 2011No. 4D10-197PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHazouri, J.
Michael Butler appeals from a final judgment in a declaratory action filed by The City of Hallandale Beach (the City), which sought a declaration that a list of recipients of a personal email sent by Hal-landale Beach Mayor, Joy Cooper, was not sent in connection with the discharge of any municipal duty and, therefore, is not a public record under Florida’s Public Records Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes (2009).
The email in question was sent by Cooper from her personal email account, using her personal computer, and was blind carbon copied to friends and supporters. The email itself was…
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- State v. City of ClearwaterSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
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