Government,
Civil Litigation
May 29, 2020
State high court says cities, counties cannot overcharge for records requests
Reversing an appellate court, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday the city of Hayward must pay the costs of editing footage from police body camera videos taken during 2014 protests that was requested by plaintiffs.
Reversing an appellate court, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday the city of Hayward must pay the costs of editing footage from police body camera videos taken during 2014 protests that was requested by plaintiffs.
The city provided footage from six Hayward Police Department officers who responded to a 2014 demonstration in Berkeley but charged plaintiffs' lawyers more than $3,200 to cover city staff costs of editing out exempt ...
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