30 Cited authorities

  1. Auto Equity Sales, Inc. v. Superior Court

    57 Cal.2d 450 (Cal. 1962)   Cited 5,921 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Explaining the "rule requiring a court exercising inferior jurisdiction to follow the decisions of a court exercising a higher jurisdiction"
  2. Powers v. City of Richmond

    10 Cal.4th 85 (Cal. 1995)   Cited 151 times
    Discussing state constitutional right of review
  3. Int'l Fed'n of Prof'l & Tech. Eng'rs v. Superior Court

    42 Cal.4th 319 (Cal. 2007)   Cited 104 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding a "strong public interest in knowing how the government spends its money"
  4. Comm. on Peace Off. Stand. v. Superior Court

    42 Cal.4th 278 (Cal. 2007)   Cited 99 times
    Compiling cases concluding that police officers are public officials for purposes of defamation claims
  5. Filarsky v. Superior Court

    28 Cal.4th 419 (Cal. 2002)   Cited 103 times
    Holding that a city is not entitled to declaratory relief regarding its disclosure obligations under the California Public Records Act, but not deciding whether a third party —such as the Union here—is entitled to such relief
  6. Marken v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified Sch. Dist.

    202 Cal.App.4th 1250 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012)   Cited 42 times
    In Marken v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School Dist. (2012) 202 Cal.App.4th 1250, 136 Cal.Rptr.3d 395 (Marken), the court noted the CPRA statutory scheme does not authorize or address reverse-CPRA actions.
  7. Los Angeles Times v. Alameda Corridor

    88 Cal.App.4th 1381 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001)   Cited 50 times   1 Legal Analyses
    In L.A. Times, the municipal agency also argued that the order denying attorney fees was not an appealable postjudgment order because the underlying order was not appealable.
  8. County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (Janoce Naymark)

    171 Cal.App.4th 119 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009)   Cited 32 times
    In County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (2009) 171 Cal.App.4th 119 (County of Santa Clara), the plaintiffs, in their capacity as taxpayers, filed an action under Code of Civil Procedure former section 526a, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against: five cities, one town, and their six police departments and police chiefs; a county and its sheriffs department and sheriff; the state and its commissioner of highway patrol.
  9. Major v. Miraverde Homeowners Assn

    7 Cal.App.4th 618 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992)   Cited 50 times
    In MaJor, the plaintiff sued a homeowners association contending that it prevented her guests from using the recreational facilities of her condominium project in violation of, inter alia, the Unruh Civil Rights Act.
  10. Korean Am. Legal Advocacy v. City of Los Angeles

    23 Cal.App.4th 376 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994)   Cited 37 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Concluding that a civil ordinance was not preempted on duplication or other grounds
  11. Section 552 - Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings

    5 U.S.C. § 552   Cited 12,171 times   556 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Court's entering of a “Stipulation and Order” approving the parties' terms of dismissal did not amount to a “court-ordered consent decree” that would render the plaintiff the prevailing party
  12. Section 832.7 - Peace officer or custodial officer personnel records

    Cal. Pen. Code § 832.7   Cited 777 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Listing four dispositions for complaints: “sustained, not sustained, exonerated, or unfounded
  13. Section 6250 - Legislative intent

    Cal. Gov. Code § 6250   Cited 654 times   12 Legal Analyses
    In section 6250, the Legislature declared it was “ ‘mindful of the right of individuals to privacy,’ ” and the dual concern for privacy and disclosure appears in numerous provisions throughout the CPRA.
  14. Section 832.8 - "Personnel records," "Sustained," and "Unfounded" defined

    Cal. Pen. Code § 832.8   Cited 512 times
    Defining personnel records
  15. Section 526a - Action to restrain or prevent waste of or injury to estate, funds or property of local agency

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 526a   Cited 414 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Listing cities and counties, among others
  16. Section 832.5 - Complaints by members of public

    Cal. Pen. Code § 832.5   Cited 312 times
    Regarding the investigation and retention of citizen complaints
  17. Section 3

    Cal. Const. art. I § 3   Cited 296 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Creating constitutional right of access to public agency records and calling for strict construction of statutes limiting such access
  18. Section 6259 - Ordering official to make record public

    Cal. Gov. Code § 6259   Cited 206 times
    Permitting but not requiring the superior court to hear oral argument
  19. Section 6253 - Inspection of public records

    Cal. Gov. Code § 6253   Cited 178 times
    Providing a right of public access to records of state and local public agencies
  20. Section 6258 - Proceedings to enforce right to inspect

    Cal. Gov. Code § 6258   Cited 110 times
    Providing a procedure to enforce a person's "right to inspect or to receive a copy of any public record or class of public records" but not to prohibit disclosure