Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney's Guild v. Kitsap County

¶1 Following a public records request from the Kitsap Sun (Sun) to Kitsap County (County), several employee guilds (Guilds) sought to enjoin disclosure of county employees’ towns of residence under the Public Records Act (PRA) (ch. 42.56 RCW). The Kitsap County Superior Court, however, never entered a preliminary injunction against disclosure. Eventually, the trial court granted the Sun’s motion for summary judgment and denied the Guilds’ motion for summary judgment. It ordered the County to disclose its employees’ towns of residence. After additional briefing, the trial court found that the…