DeLong v. Parmelee

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that prison inmates, including those blatantly abusing the PRA, have standing to request records under the PRA, but that the trial court did not err in granting injunctive relief
• as long as the statutory language is unambiguous, public policy does not justify a departure from the natural meaning
• as long as the statutory language is unambiguous, public policy does not justify a departure from the natural meaning

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Cited by

15 cases in this archive cite this case.

• West v. Thurston County
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2012-05-08· cited 128×
• City of Bellevue v. Raum
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2012-10-08· cited 51×
• KING CTY. DEPT. OF ADULT DETEN. v. Parmelee
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2011-06-27· cited 18×
• Germeau v. Mason County
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2012-02-28· cited 18×
• King County Department of Adult & Juvenile Detention v. Parmelee
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2011-06-27· cited 17×
• West v. Port of Olympia
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2014-08-26· cited 15×
• Eric Burt v. Washington State Department of Corrections
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2015-11-10· cited 11×
• Department of Corrections v. Jeffrey R. McKee
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2017-07-11· cited 6×
• State v. Weaver
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2011-04-05· cited 3×
• Chu-yun Twu, Appellant/cross-respondent v. David Cooke, Respondent/cross-appellant
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2019-09-04· cited 1×
• Franklin County Sheriff's Office v. Parmelee
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2011-06-21· cited 1×
• FRANKLIN CTY. SHERIFF'S OFFICE v. Parmelee
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2011-06-21
• Arthur West v. Port Of Olympia
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2014-08-26
• Chu-yun Twu, Appellant/cross-respondent v. David Cooke, Respondent/cross-appellant
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2019-11-26
• Horvath v. DBIA Servs.
  Washington Supreme Court· 2025-12-18

Cites

66 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Lewis v. Casey
  Supreme Court· 1996-06-24· cited 7,493×
• Turner v. Safley
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-01· cited 6,491×
• Olim v. Wakinekona
  Supreme Court· 1983-04-26· cited 3,076×
• Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1977-06-23· cited 1,564×
• State v. Warren
  Washington Supreme Court· 2008-11-20· cited 511×
• Progressive Animal Welfare Society v. University of Washington
  Washington Supreme Court· 1994-11-22· cited 373×
• Hearst Corp. v. Hoppe
  Washington Supreme Court· 1978-06-01· cited 345×
• Hollis v. Garwall, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1999-04-15· cited 237×
• State v. Keller
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-03-22· cited 194×
• Westerman v. Cary
  Washington Supreme Court· 1995-04-28· cited 188×
• State v. Hartzog
  Washington Supreme Court· 1981-10-29· cited 177×
• Matter of Personal Restraint of Cashaw
  Washington Supreme Court· 1994-01-27· cited 169×
• Dawson v. Daly
  Washington Supreme Court· 1993-02-18· cited 167×
• Amren v. City of Kalama
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-01-09· cited 137×
• Limstrom v. Ladenburg
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-10-01· cited 130×
• Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Department of Revenue
  Washington Supreme Court· 1982-01-14· cited 122×
• > FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES, TENINO AERIE NO. 564 v. Grand Aerie of Fraternal Order of Eagles
  Washington Supreme Court· 2002-12-19· cited 116×
• Brouillet v. Cowles Publishing Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1990-05-31· cited 106×
• Spokane Police Guild v. Liquor Control Board
  Washington Supreme Court· 1989-02-16· cited 106×
• Washington State Republican Party v. Public Disclosure Commission
  Washington Supreme Court· 2000-07-27· cited 88×

Other cases named DeLong v. Parmelee

5 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• DeLong v. Parmelee
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2010-07-29· cited 27×
• DeLong v. Parmelee
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2011-11-09· cited 8×
• DeLONG v. Parmelee
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2011-11-09· cited 5×
• DeLong v. Parmelee
  Washington Supreme Court· 2011-03-02· cited 1×
• DELONG v. Parmelee
  Washington Supreme Court· 2012-03-27