Kittitas Cnty. v. Allphin

*23¶ 1 In this Public Records Act (PRA)1 appeal, Sky Allphin2 challenges the trial court's (1) rejection of his objections to a show cause motion made by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), (2) denial of his request for an in camera review, and (3) findings, conclusions and judgment determining that Ecology did not violate the PRA.

¶ 2 In the published portion of the opinion, we hold that an agency can rely on CR 7(b)(1) to move for judicial review under RCW 42.56.550(3), and the "show cause" character of Ecology's motion, while not the procedure provided by that rule, did not…