Hangartner v. City of Seattle

These consolidated cases raise several issues including: (1) whether a request made under the public disclosure act (PDA) for all of an agency’s documents is overbroad, thus excusing the agency from complying with the disclosure request; (2) whether the mere existence of public debate surrounding a transportation project is a “controversy,” as defined in RCW 42.17.310(l)(j), rendering *443documents related to the project exempt from the PDA; and (3) whether documents covered by the attorney-client privilege are exempt from the PDA. We conclude that documents covered by the attorney-client…