Department of Health v. Office of Open Records

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that an “investigation” means “a systematic or searching inquiry, a detailed examination, or an official probe”
• holding that an “investigation” means “a systematic or searching inquiry, a detailed examination, or an official probe”
• holding that in order for agency to assert non-criminal investigative exemption in response to a Right-to-Know Law request, the asserted “investigation must necessarily be a part of the agency’s official duties”
• strong public policy considerations support interpreting section 708(b)(17) as being applicable to the department’s inspections and surveys
• strong public policy considerations support interpreting [Section 708(b)(17) [of the RTKL] as being applicable to the [DOH]’s inspections and surveys
• “In order for an agency to conduct any type of investigation, the investigation would necessarily be a part of the agency’s official duties.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).