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Munroe v. Braatz

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided March 28, 1996No. 95-2557PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEich, C.J.

The State of Wisconsin appeals from an order issuing a writ of mandamus to Patrick Braatz, Administrator of the Division of Health Professions and Services Licensing for the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing, requiring him to release to the petitioner-respondent, James Munroe, certain records relating to a physician licensed by the department.

The issue is whether Braatz's reasons for withholding the information are sufficient to outweigh the strong public policy favoring disclosure of records kept by public agencies as declared in the public records law, §§ 19.31-19.36, Stats.,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. SchumacherWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Journal/Sentinel, Inc. v. School Board of the School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1994
  3. Village of Butler v. CohenCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1991
  4. State v. EisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Rathie v. Northeastern Wisconsin Technical InstituteCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1987

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Zellner v. Cedarburg School DistrictWisconsin Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel v. Wisconsin Department of AdministrationWisconsin Supreme Court · 2009
  3. State Ex Rel. Blum v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1997
  4. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel v. Wisconsin Department of AdministrationWisconsin Supreme Court · 2009
  5. State Ex Rel. Blum v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1997

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