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· 4/25/2007

Griffis v. Pinal County

Citations

  • 156 P.3d 418
  • 215 Ariz. 1
  • 502 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 20
  • 35 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1726
  • 2007 Ariz. LEXIS 49

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “[i]f a document falls within the scope of the public records statute, then the presumption favoring disclosure applies”
  • balancing interests to determine if the state’s privacy or confidentiality concerns outweigh the presumption of disclosure
  • remanding the case to permit the superior court to review the content of the disputed e-mails in camera to determine whether they were subject to the public records law
  • tying definition of public record to production of the record as part of the public entity’s public duty
  • providing “three alternative definitions of public records,” a term not defined by statute
  • \Determining a document's status . . . requires a content-driven inquiry.\

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Judges: McGregor, Berch, Ryan, Hurwitz, Bales

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