Paprocki v. Jackson County Clerk

In this matter of first impression, wé are asked to decide whether under § 10(1) of the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.240(1); MSA 4.1801(10)(1), a prisoner in the State Prison of Southern Michigan in Jackson County is, as a matter of law, a resident of Jackson County or is a resident of the last county in which he resided before he was imprisoned. Section 10(1) provides in relevant part:

"If a public body makes a final determination to deny a request or a portion thereof, the requesting person may commence an action in the circuit court to compel disclosure of the public…