Kestenbaum v. Michigan State University

We are asked to determine whether defendants violated the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA 4.1801(1) et seq., by denying plaintiff’s request for a copy of the magnetic tape used to produce the Michigan State University student directory. We hold that such denial was proper, and therefore affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

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In September, 1978, plaintiff Lawrence Kestenbaum sought from defendants Michigan State Uni versity and Dale Arnold, the university’s designated freedom of information officer, a duplicate of the computer tape used to produce the directory of…