Legal Opinion
Haines-Marchel v. Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 16, 2014No. 43700-7-IIPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBjorgen, J.
¶1 Libby Haines-Marchel, wife of inmate Brock Marchel, appeals an order denying her motion for summary judgment and granting the Department of Corrections’ (Department) cross motion for summary judgment. This summary judgment upheld redactions made by the Department in documents requested by Haines-Marchel under the Public Records Act (PRA), chapter 42.56 RCW. The superior court found the redacted material was exempt from disclosure under RCW 42.56.240, because nondisclosure was essential to effective law enforcement and protection of personal privacy and because disclosure would endanger…
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