Coblentz v. City of Novi

Plaintiffs appeal as of right orders finding certain documents exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq.; granting defendant’s motion for summary disposition; and denying plaintiffs’ motions for reconsideration and determination of the appropriateness of costs charged under the FOIA. We affirm.

This case centers on plaintiffs’ FOIA requests for information regarding a settlement agreement in which defendant transferred a seventy-five acre parcel of property to Sandstone Associates Limited Partnership-A (Sandstone). Plaintiffs requested all exhibits…