Hunter Health Clinic v. Wichita State University

Buser, J.:

This appeal addresses the following question: Does a person who seeks to prevent a public agency from disclosing claimed private records have statutory standing to bring a cause of action under the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA), K.S.A. 45-215 et seq. ? The Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Company, Inc., (Eagie) presented a request for records to Wichita State University (WSU) under KORA. Upon learning of the request, Hunter Health Clinic (Hunter) brought a putative KORA cause of action to prevent WSU from releasing what it asserted were private Hunter records. After considering…