Charns v. Brown

LEWIS, Judge.

Petitioner requested access to certain public records by letter dated 5 December 1996. He received two letters from the City of Durham advising him that his request would be addressed. Having received no further response from the City of Durham five weeks after sending his request, petitioner filed an action in Durham County Superior Court alleging that he had been denied access to copies of public records and seeking an order compelling their disclosure and enjoining respondents from denying him access to such records.

On 13 January 1997, the same day that petitioner filed this…