Legal Opinion
Detroit News, Inc. v. City of Detroit
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 2, 1994No. Docket 141186PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, P.J.
Plaintiff, The Detroit News, Inc., appeals as of right the denial of its motion for production of documents and the dismissal of its claim under the Freedom of Information Act (foia), MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA 4.1801(1) et seq. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
On November 29, 1989, the News filed an foia request seeking "records of all telephone calls to and from the office of Mayor Coleman A. Young and to and from Manoogian Mansion,” from January 1983 to the date of the request. The city acknowledged receipt of the request, but denied it on January 31, 1990, claiming that no…
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