Legal Opinion

Meguerian v. Office of Attorney General

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 14, 2013PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

Jenny Stephens (Stephens) appeals from a final determination by the appeals officer designated by the Office of the Attorney General (AG) that denied her appeal from the AG’s denial of her request seeking emails relating to an employee’s former position under the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL).1 The AG’s appeals officer denied the request because the emails sought do not qualify as records of the agency. Upon review, we affirm.

*927I. Background

Attorney Garen Meguerian submitted a request seeking “any and all emails, in their native electronic and searchable format, reflecting…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Bowling v. Office of Open RecordsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. SWB YANKEES LLC v. WintermantelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Game Com'n v. Dept. of Env. ResourcesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. East Stroudsburg University Foundation v. Office of Open RecordsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  5. Easton Area School District v. BaxterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  2. Pennsylvania Department of Education v. Pittsburgh Post-GazetteCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  3. Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General v. Philadelphia InquirerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  4. UnitedHealthcare of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. BaronCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  5. Com., Office of the Governor v. P. EngelkemierCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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