Legal Opinion
Arthur West v. Steve Vermillion, City Of Puyallup
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 8, 2016No. 48601-6-IIPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLee, J.
¶1 Arthur West submitted a public records request under the Public Records Act (PRA) to the city of Puyallup (City) for the “communications received or posted” through a personal website and associated e-mail account run by city council member Steve Vermillion. Clerk’s Papers (CP) at 41. Vermillion refused to provide records that were in his home, on his personal computer, or in the e-mail account associated with his website, citing privacy provisions of the Washington and United States Constitutions. The City supported Vermillion’s position. West sued. The superior court granted West’s…
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