Legal Opinion
City of San Jose v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 8, 1999No. H019262PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COTTLE, P. J.
I. Introduction
This original proceeding concerns an issue of first impression under the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq. (the Act): whether a city may refuse to disclose the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons who have made complaints to the city about municipal airport noise. The City of San Jose (City) petitions for a writ of mandate directing respondent court to vacate its amended order and judgment, which (1) granted the petition of real party in interest, the San Jose Mercury News, Inc. (Mercury News), for a writ of…
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