Daily Gazette Co. v. West Virginia Development Office

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “lack of possession” not determinative where the writing is “subject to the control of the public body” (emphasis added)
• holding that “lack of possession” not determinative where the writing is “subject to the control of the public body” (emphasis added)
• approving attorney’s fees at an hourly rate of $195.00 for successful prosecution of an action filed under the Freedom of Information Act
• construing statutory fee-shifting provision allowing an award of fees to a \successful party\
• attorney’s fees can be awarded if the action contributes to the defendant’s disclosure, “whether voluntary or by order of the court[.]”
• “A statutory provision which is clear and unambiguous and plainly expresses the legislative intent will not be interpreted by the courts but will be given full force and effect.” (internal quotations and citations omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).