Legal Opinion
Board of Trustees, Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund, etc. v. Curtis W. Lee
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 14, 2016No. SC13-1315PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPariente, J.
In this case, we consider whether a prevailing party is entitled to an award of statutory attorney’s fees under Florida’s Public Records Act after the trial court determines in a civil action that the public agency violated the Public Records Act in failing to permit a public record to be inspected or copied. In Lee v. Board of Trustees, Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund, 113 So.3d 1010, 1010 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013), the First District Court of Appeal concluded that attorney’s fees should have been awarded after a finding that the public agency imposed conditions that were in violation of…
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