LONG BEACH POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION v. CITY OF LONG BEACH(LOS ANGELES TIMES COMMUNICATIONS) (To be called and continued to the March 2014 calendar.)
Real Party in Interest and Respondent, Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, Answer to Petition for Review
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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