· 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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