Kitsap County v. Smith

¶1 Kitsap County appeals the trial court’s (1) denial of the County’s request for declaratory judgment on the issue of whether David N. Smith, a former county employee, violated the “Privacy Act,” chapter 9.73 RCW, by recording conversations he had with citizens and other employees while working for the County and (2) order granting summary judgment to Smith and his former *897counsel, Clayton Longacre, on the County’s claim for in-junctive relief and damages for Smith’s asserted unlawful removal and retention of county public records. Holding that the Privacy Act issue involves a matter of major…