Legal Opinion
Hobbs v. Washington State Auditor's Office
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 7, 2014No. 44284-1-IIPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLee, J.
¶1 Mike Hobbs appeals the superior court’s order dismissing his Public Records Act (PRA)1 claim against the State Auditor’s Office (Auditor). Hobbs argues that the superior court erred in concluding that the Auditor cannot be liable for potential errors while a PRA request is *929still pending, the Auditor’s initial response letter was adequate, and the scope of the Auditor’s search was reasonable. Because we hold the superior court did not err, we affirm.
FACTS
¶2 On November 28, 2011, attorney Christopher W. Bawn filed a PRA request to the Auditor on behalf of his client Mike Hobbs. The request…
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