Just sue right away and get your attorneys fees. Why be reasonable?
Comment By heep
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 3:16 PM
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Newspaper’s lawsuit against Doyle dismissed
Madison (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by The Capital Times newspaper that claimed Gov. Jim Doyle’s office improperly delayed the release of public records.
The newspaper claimed Doyle’s office stonewalled its attempt to get information about the finalists for three judicial openings last year.
The governor’s office released the documents, which included correspondence about the nominees, just 90 minutes before announcing his picks for the openings. A reporter had requested them five weeks earlier.
Dane County Circuit Judge William Foust dismissed the lawsuit after hearing arguments Tuesday. He agreed with Doyle’s attorney the lawsuit could not proceed since it was filed after the records were released.
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This is unfortunate. I would appeal. Otherwise the Open Records law is simply a hollow vessel. Why is Wisconsin government so prone to playing games with the people's records? Is it because they want to operate government in secret or because they oppose the concept of open records? I suggest a bit of both. It's much easier to run a government like a dictatorship than comply with the law or the spirit of the law.
What government officials fail to understand is they are merely custodians of public property. When they deny open records requests they breach the duty they owe the public. Hopefully our next governor will be more interested in the public's rights than in keeping secrets. Comment By Nick Zales Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 4:17 PM |
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