Legal Opinion
Register Division of Freedom Newspapers, Inc. v. County of Orange
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 31, 1984No. Civ. 30293PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TROTTER, P. J.
County of Orange (County) appeals an order requiring it to disclose to The Register Division of Freedom Newspapers, Inc. (The Register), certain documents regarding a secret settlement agreement reached between the County and Michael T. Clemens, a tort claimant.
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Clemens filed a claim against the County in accordance with section 945.4 of the Government Code.1 He alleged his throat was slashed by a fellow *898inmate while incarcerated at the Orange County Jail. Clemens, a convicted child molester, charged the County negligently transferred him from his protective custody cell…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pitchess v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Houchins v. KQED, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sacramento Newspaper Guild, Local 92 v. Sacramento County Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Shepherd v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- State of Hawai'i Organization of Police Officers v. Society of Professional Journalists-University of Hawai'i ChapterHawaii Supreme Court · 1996
- City of Prescott v. Town of Chino ValleyArizona Supreme Court · 1990
- Marken v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
- Los Angeles Times v. Alameda Corridor Transportation AuthorityCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
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