Pathmanathan v. St. Cloud State University

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

This is an action under the Minnesota government data practices act, Minn.Stat. §§ 13.01-.90 (1990), to compel disclosure of information gathered by a government agency during a background investigation conducted in connection with an employment application. The trial court granted summary judgment on the request for a complete, unedited copy of the material in the agency’s physical possession, but denied access to the materials retained by the investigator. We conclude that the physical possession distinction is not recognized by the statute and the undisputed facts…