Legal Opinion

Bagwell v. Pennsylvania Department of Education

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 31, 2014PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge ROBERT SIMPSON.

This is a Right-to-Know Law (RTKL)1 appeal from a final determination of the Office of Open Records (OOR) that denied access to certain information under the attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine. Ryan Bagwell (Requester) sought records from the Department of Education (Department) regarding correspondence sent to the Secretary of Education (Secretary) as an ex officio member of the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) Board of Trustees (Board). The request implicates the scandal involving former PSU football coach Jerry San-dusky, and the…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Upjohn Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. United States v. NoblesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Bowling v. Office of Open RecordsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. Bowling v. Office of Open RecordsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Office of the District Attorney of Philadelphia v. BagwellCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  2. G. BouSamra, M.D. v. Excela Health, Aplts.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  3. PA Dept. of Ed. v. R. Bagwell PSU v. R. BagwellCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. Office of the Governor v. R.H. Davis, Jr.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Township of Worcester v. Office of Open RecordsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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