Legal Opinion
Faber v. King
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 12, 2015No. Docket No. 34,204; Docket No. 34,194PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAES, Justice.
State agencies are supposed to make their documents available to the public under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), NMSA 1978, Sections 14-2-1 to -12 (1947, as amended through 2009). See § 14-2-1(A) (“Every person has a right to inspect public records of this state . . . .”). Therefore, when an agency wrongfully denies a request for documents, Section 14-2-12(D) of IPRA states that “[t]he court shall award damages, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees to any person whose written request has been denied and is successful in a court action to enforce…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- State v. RiveraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2003
- State v. SmithNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
- Cooper v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2002
- Sanchez v. ClaytonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Sanchez v. ClaytonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- American Civil Liberties Union v. DuranNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2016
- Flores v. HerreraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2016
- Jones v. N.M. Dep't of Public SafetyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2020
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