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American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 20, 2011No. A131111PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KLINE, P. J.

This petition for writ of mandamus presents two issues, both arising under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.)1 (PRA): (1) whether California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) may withhold the names of the pharmaceutical companies and others from which it sought to acquire a prescription drug used by the state in executing condemned inmates and (2) whether CDCR can delete information from disclosed documents on the ground it is not responsive to petitioner’s PRA request. The trial court answered both questions in the…

2Cases cited57 opinions

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  3. Mead Data Central, Inc. v. United States Department of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  4. Environmental Protection Agency v. MinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by20 opinions

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