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New York Times Co. v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 25, 1997No. B105376PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

STONE (S. J.), P. J.

Here we hold that, under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.), 1 the sheriff is required to disclose the names of peace officers who fired shots at a citizen. We shall grant a writ of review.

On November 14, 1995, deputies from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department participated in a firefight in the unincorporated community of Orcutt. In the fight, five of the deputies fired their weapons. Robert Cumow, a private citizen, was killed in this engagement.

Jim Thomas, Sheriff of Santa Barbara County, pursuant to departmental procedure,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Pitchess v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  2. City of Santa Cruz v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Times Mirror Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  4. CBS, INC. v. BlockCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Williams v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Copley Press, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
  3. City of San Jose v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
  4. Long Beach Police Officers Assn. v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Versaci v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005

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