Legal Opinion
Kentucky Lottery Corp. v. Stewart
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided February 23, 2001No. 1999-CA-002961-MR, 1999-CA-003077-MRPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHRODER, Judge:
A state agency denied an open records request on the ground that the records relate to a matter in litigation and must be sought through discovery requests under the Civil Rules. The Attorney General sided with the agency, but the circuit court reversed. We opine that a public agency is not relieved of its duties under the Open Records Act simply because of actual or contemplated litigation. Hence, we affirm.
Keith B. Hunter (“Hunter”) is an attorney who was representing a client in an unemployment benefits hearing against the Kentucky Lottery Corporation. 1 Due to a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cherry v. CherryKentucky Supreme Court · 1982
- Zink v. Commonwealth, Department of Workers' Claims, Labor CabinetCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1994
- State Street Bank & Trust Co. of Boston v. Heck's, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1998
- Joseph Starr v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- George v. Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
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