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28 Jul, 2017

Appeals Court: Records in Memphis police chief search not public

By Deborah Fisher|2020-02-23T10:10:18-06:00July 28, 2017|Categories: functional equivalent, public records lawsuits Tennessee|Tags: Chancellor Walter Evans, functional equivalent, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Judge Arnold Goldin, Judge Kenny Armstrong, Judge Richard Dinkins, Memphis, Memphis Publishing Co. v. Cherokee, Memphis Publishing Co. v. City of Memphis, Mike Rallings, police chief applications, The Commercial Appeal|0 Comments

The Court of Appeals ruled this week that applications sent to a police association charged with interviewing and identifying finalists for a new Memphis police chief last year do not have to be released under the state's public records law. The International Association of Chiefs of Police was contracted by the city of Memphis for $40,000 to conduct a search for a new director of police, identify and interview semifinalists and "recommend a group (approximately six) of the most highly qualified candidates for further on-site evaluation." Last summer, a reporter with The Commercial Appeal requested to see all applications, noting he was "primarily interested in the finalists," but the city [...]

14 Jul, 2017

Appellate court reverses trial court, upholds attorney fee provision in public records case

By Deborah Fisher|2018-11-16T15:09:47-06:00July 14, 2017|Categories: public records lawsuits Tennessee|Tags: attorneys' fees, fees for public records, Giles County, Judge Arnold Goldin, Judge Brandon Gibson, Rickey Joe Taylor, Rickey Joe Taylor v. Town of Lynnville, Robert Dalton|1 Comment

The Court of Appeals on Thursday found a Lynnville city recorder was willful in denying a citizen access to inspect public records when she required an upfront $150, and remanded the case back to consider the award of the citizen's attorney fees. It is the third case in two years in which the appellate court has said that a wrongful denial of public records must be based on law or a good faith argument about the law to avoid the award of attorney fees. Court of Appeals Judge Arnold B. Goldin In the opinion delivered by Judge Arnold B. Goldin and joined by Judge J. Steve Stafford, the court reversed [...]

26 Jun, 2015

Appeals Court reverses denial of attorney fees in public records case

By Deborah Fisher|2018-11-16T15:08:36-06:00June 26, 2015|Categories: public records lawsuits Tennessee, requests|Tags: Alex Friedmann, attorneys' fees, Chancellor J.B. Cox, Court of Appeals, Judge Arnold Goldin, Marshall County, Marshall County Sheriff Norman Dalton|0 Comments

The Court of Appeals in Nashville reversed a trial court ruling, and ordered attorney's fees be awarded to Alex Friedmann, managing editor of Prison Legal News, who sued the Marshall County Sheriff's Office after it refused to let him get copies of written jail policies and contracts unless he appeared in person. (Read the ruling: Alex Friedmann, et al. v. Marshall County, TN, et al.) Friedmann wrote a letter to the sheriff's department requesting copies under the Tennessee Public Records Act of certain jail policies and contracts. The sheriff's department told Friedmann that he would have to make his request in person. "This email does not deny Mr. Friedman[n] the records, [...]