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Spokane Research & Defense Fund v. City of Spokane

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 13, 1999No. 17590-1-IIIPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

Spokane Research & Defense Fund (SRDF) sought documents under the Public Records Act (Act) from the City of Spokane. Citizens Realty Company and Lincoln Investment Company (Developers) intervened. The City and the Developers of River Park Square (RPS) in downtown Spokane claimed the documents were not public records and, even if they were public records, exemptions applied. The trial court held the documents were “public records” but entitled to a limited exemption while a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) loan application was still pending. Other exemptions from disclosure were rejected.…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  2. Amren v. City of KalamaWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Amren v. City of KalamaWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Cherry v. Municipality of Metropolitan SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Limstrom v. LadenburgWashington Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  3. Daines v. Spokane CountyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2002
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  5. Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP v. Office of Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2014

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