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The Municipality of Mt. Lebanon v. E. Gillen and PA Office of Open Records -- Appeal of: E. Gillen

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 9, 2016No. 1020 C.D. 2016; 1021 C.D. 2016PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

SENIOR JUDGE JAMES GARDNER COLINS

These are consolidated appeals from two decisions of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) reversing final determinations, of the Office of Open Records (OOR) under the Right-to-Know Lqw (RTKL) 1 that had ordered the Municipality of Mt. Lebanon (Municipality) to produce emails concerning private citizen participation in a deer control program adopted by the Municipality. The trial court held that Section 708(b)(13) of the RTKL, 65 P.S. .§ 67.708(b)(13), exempting records that disclose the identity of individuals who make…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Bowling v. Office of Open RecordsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Bowling v. Office of Open RecordsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Commonwealth v. Rieck Investment Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Office of the Governor v. ScolforoCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. Allegheny County Department of Administrative Services v. A Second Chance, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011

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3Cited by10 opinions

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