Livingston v. Cedeno

¶1 Michael Livingston challenges a split Court of Appeals decision affirming the denial of his motion for a show cause hearing brought under the public disclosure act, chapter 42.17 RCW (now the Public Records Act).1 *49In response to Livingston’s public records request, the Department of Corrections (Department) copied and mailed departmental records to him at the correctional institution where he was then incarcerated. Upon arrival, the documents were intercepted as “contraband” under the mail policy applicable to all incoming and outgoing materials. Livingston contends the Department’s action…