Eric Burt v. Washington State Department of Corrections

¶1 — The late Allan Parmelee, while incarcerated in the Washington State Penitentiary, persuasively argued to the Washington Supreme Court that public record requestors like himself are necessary parties when third parties seek to enjoin agencies from responding to requests under the Public Records Act (PRA), chapter 42.56 RCW. As a result, two cases that Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) employees brought to enjoin their employer from releasing personal information to Mr. Parmelee were remanded to the Walla Walla Superior Court with directives to add Mr. Parmelee as a party.

¶2 By…