Putnam v. City of Winchester

By Judge John E. Wetsel, Jr.

This case came before the Court on the Plaintiff’s Petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the city to reveal information in her application file for employment with the city police department which the city maintains is the subject of a written waiver signed by the plaintiff. Upon consideration of the argument and memoranda of the parties, the Court will deny the petition for a writ of mandamus for the following reasons.

I. Statement of Material Facts

The following facts are not in dispute in this case.

The plaintiff applied to become a police officer in the City…