Legal Opinion
Wood v. Lowe
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 12, 2000No. 18539-7-IIIPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
— Today we decide whether the trial court properly denied Lois Wood’s request for attorney fees, costs and sanctions for the denial of an alleged public records request under the public disclosure act, chapter 42.17 RCW (PDA). The trial court concluded the letter demanding information and documents related to her impending termination was ambiguous as to whether it was a public records request under the PDA or a personnel action under chapter 49.12 RCW. We agree and accordingly, we affirm.
FACTS
On April 2, 1999, Lois Wood, an attorney/employee of the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office,…
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