Rebecca A. Rufin, Appellant, v. the City of Seattle, Respondent

¶1 An agency must respond to a Public Records Act (PRA), chapter 42.56 RCW, request within five days by providing the records, denying the request, or sending a letter estimating the date of production. Rebecca Rufin challenges the city of Seattle’s (City) response to three of her PRA requests, arguing that records were delayed or the search was inadequate. We conclude that with respect to one of those requests, the trial court erred in finding no PRA violation because the City failed to give Rufin a five-day letter with a reasonable estimate of production. We also conclude that the trial…