Redinger v. Casteen

By Judge Melvin R. Hughes, Jr.

The petitioners, Virginia citizens, have made a second request for mandamus relief under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, §§ 2.1-340, et seq. (The Act or FOIA) in this case.

The underlying facts and circumstances regarding this request have been outlined in an earlier ruling on the first request in a letter to counsel dated January 18, 1995,1 and will not be repeated here. With that reference, it is sufficient to say that in this request the petitioners seek the transcript of the Leggett honor trials. Specifically, they have requested the following…