Germeau v. Mason County

¶1 Richard Germeau appeals the superior court’s summary judgment rulings (1) that he lacked standing to bring a Public Records Act (PRA)1 action against Mason County and the Mason County’s Sheriff’s Office (Sheriff’s Office); and (2) that even if he did have standing, his letter to the Sheriff’s Office did not provide fair notice that the letter was a PRA request. Germeau argues that (1) although he requested documents in his capacity as the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Employees Guild (Guild) representative, he nevertheless had standing to bring the PRA action;2 and (2) his letter provided…