Legal Opinion
Brock v. Town of Mount Pleasant
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided November 5, 2014No. Appellate Case No. 2012-208787; No. 5279PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURETON, A.J.
Stephen Brock sued the Town of Mount Pleasant (the Town) under South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Public Records Retention Act (RRA), requesting declaratory judgments and injunctive relief relating to how the Town conducted its meetings and kept its records. The trial court granted the requested relief as to some issues and awarded Brock $42,000.00 in attorney’s fees and costs. Brock appeals, arguing the trial court erred in failing to: (1) find the Town violated FOIA when it took action on matters without giving the public proper notice; (2) find the Town…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- I'On, L.L.C. v. Town of Mt. PleasantSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- Schill v. Wisconsin Rapids School DistrictWisconsin Supreme Court · 2010
- Jackson v. SpeedSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
- Bellamy v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Campbell v. Marion County Hospital DistrictCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Brock v. Town of Mount PleasantSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2016
- Ballard v. Newberry CountyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2021