Legal Opinion

Northwest Publications, Inc. v. City of Bloomington

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided May 4, 1993No. CX-92-2358PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

In an action under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Northwest Publications challenges the trial court’s determination that certain documents relating to emergency and security plans of the Mall of America are entirely nonpublic data. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

The City of Bloomington has possession of several emergency response plans relating to the Mall of America, and a protocol that governs the interaction between the Bloomington police and the mail’s security personnel. In August 1992 a reporter from the Pioneer Press Dispatch requested access to the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mead Data Central, Inc. v. United States Department of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  2. John L. Neufeld v. Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  3. State v. HoytSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
  4. Demers v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
  5. County of Sherburne v. SchoenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Prairie Island Indian Community v. Minnesota Department of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003
  2. City Pages v. StateCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003
  3. Northwest Publications, Inc. v. City of BloomingtonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993

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