Legal Opinion
Messenger v. Ingham County Prosecutor
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 1999No. Docket 200094PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, J.
In this action based on Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (foia), MCL 15.231 et seq.\ MSA 4.1801(1) et seq., plaintiff challenges the trial court’s ruling that certain documents in defendant’s custody were privileged against disclosure. Plaintiff further appeals, and defendant cross appeals, from the court’s award of attorney fees to plaintiff as a partly prevailing party. We affirm.
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In a much publicized incident in 1994, plaintiff removed his prematurely bom son from artificial fife support, and the child died shortly thereafter. Defendant prosecuted…
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