Legal Opinion
City of Los Angeles v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 2, 2017No. B269525PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZELON, Acting P. J.
—Real Party in Interest Cynthia Ander son-Barker filed a petition under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.; CPRA) to compel the City of Los Angeles (City) to disclose electronically stored documents and data that contained information relating to vehicles impounded by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The City argued that the requested materials did not qualify as “public records” because a private third party owned them.
Prior to the hearing on the petition, Ander son-Barker propounded discovery requests seeking evidence regarding…
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