Legal Opinion
City of Hemet v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 24, 1995No. E015439PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
In this matter we issued an alternative writ of mandate to consider whether real party, the Press-Enterprise newspaper, is entitled to obtain certain records from petitioner, the City of Hemet (City), under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.) The trial court ordered disclosure of certain records; however, we conclude that real party is not entitled to the records under the CPRA, and will issue the writ as prayed.
McKINSTER, J.
Statement of the Case
Chuck Steadman, a police sergeant for the City, became concerned over drug use at the high school attended…
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