Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Spaulding
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 1, 2008No. 07-231PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. This appeal involves a request by plaintiff, a Massachusetts attorney appearing pro se, for certain financial records from defendant, the Treasurer of the State of Vermont, pursuant to the Access to Public Records Act (PRA). The Treasurer denied the request, and plaintiff appealed to superior court. The superior court granted defendant summary judgment, concluding that the records were exempt from disclosure under the “list of names” exemption, V.S.A. § 317(e)(10), and plaintiff appeals. We conclude that the exception does not apply, and reverse and remand.
¶ 2. The parties stipulated to…
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