Newark Morning Ledger Co. v. Saginaw County Sheriff

Plaintiff appeals as of right a circuit court order granting defendant’s, and denying plaintiff’s, motion for summary disposition. The court determined that defendant’s internal affairs investigation records were exempt from disclosure under the "personnel records” exemption of the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (foia), MCL 15.243(l)(t)(ix); MSA 4.1801(13)(l)(t)(ix). Because the trial court did not make sufficient particularized findings in regard to the balancing of the public interests in disclosure and nondisclosure, we remand.

Plaintiff sought access to all records regarding…