Case Details
- Judge(s)
- McGrath
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- Special master recommended relief; court adopted special master's decision
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
Court adopted the special master's recommendation that the respondent must provide draft meeting minutes in the original format they were kept, rather than converting to PDF format.
Excerpt
Core Terms: public record court of claims R.C. 2743.75 R.C. 149.43 R.C. 9.01 format metadata. Overview: Requester sought draft meeting minutes in the format they were kept at the time of the request. Respondent stated it had no duty to provide a document that could be edited, and produced the record in PDF format that was both less functional and contained less or different metadata. The special master recommended that the court order respondent to provide the record in the format in which it was kept. Outcome: The court determined that there was no error of law or other defect evident on the face of the special master's decision. The court adopted the special master's report and recommendation as its own, including findings of fact and conclusions of law contained therein.
Similar Rulings
Public Records Act; Public Records Request; In Camera Inspection; Summary Judgment; City Employee Personnel Records; Confidential; N.C.G.S. 160A-168(c)(4); Independent Determination that the Interests of Justice Require; N.C.G.S. 160A-168(c1)(2)
Public Records; R.C. 149.43(B)(1); R.C. 149.43(A)(1)(v); Adm. Code 5120-9-31(H); A public records request is superseded by a subsequent request that modifies the original request; Grievance records are exempted from the class of public records by R.C. 149.43(A)(1)(v) and Adm. Code. 5120-9-31(H); Kites are not grievance records within the meaning of Adm. Code. 5120-9-31(H).
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