State Records Committee Appeal Decision Summaries, 1998-2000

KSL vs.
Juab County Sheriff's Dept.

Jail booking photograph of James Penrod

Appeal granted

Ellis Dean Hovey vs.
Utah Department of Human Services

Address and telephone number of petitioner's son

Appeal granted

William T. Jacob vs.
American Fork City

Records concerning an investigation of the American Fork Police Department

Appeal denied

William T. Jacob vs.
American Fork City

A letter from former Mayor Jess Green to American Fork Police Chief John Durrant, regarding termination of Mr. Durrant's employment as Police Chief

Appeal denied

Michael A. Sims vs.
Utah Education Network

Logs regarding utilization of the Internet by students and school personnel of the public schools in Utah

Appeal granted

William T. Jacob vs.
American Fork City

Records of the investigation of the Police Department 'started by Councilmembers Storrs and McKinney'

Appeal denied

William T. Jacob vs.
American Fork City

Records of communications between a governmental entity and an attorney; attorney work product; and records that would reveal the contents of settlement negotiations

Appeal partially granted

George E. Brown, Jr. vs.
American Fork City

Various contact reports, supplemental police reports, witness statements, prosecutor notes; and correspondence related to the petitioner

Appeal partially granted

LINCOLN SMITH (Mustafa Abdul Aziz) vs. Utah Department of Corrections

Property confiscation forms

Appeal granted

Paul Knoll vs.
Utah Department of Corrections

List of all incoming, outgoing mail sent to or by petitioner

Appeal granted

Charles Watkins vs.
Utah Department of Corrections

All mental health records Appellee held regarding Appellant

Appeal denied

Leo T. Dirr vs.
Weber State University

Vote tallies and computer log server lists regarding a student election held at Weber State University

Appeal partially granted

Daniel T. Moquin vs.
Utah Attorney General's Office

A copy of the investigation relating to allegations of misconduct of certain other employees of Appellee

Appeal partially granted

Ernest Chacon vs.
Utah Dept. of Corrections

Portions of the investigative report of a certain 1988 incident at the Utah State Prison that reflect what the petitioner told the investigators

Appeal denied

Blaine Jordan vs.
Division of Unclaimed Property
Utah State Treasurer

The dollar amount of each item of unclaimed property, described by Appellant as "the value of assets"

Appeal denied

Julian Hatch vs.
Utah School Lands and Institutional Trust Administration

All records between Chris Robinson and the Trust Lands Administration regarding Boulder property; Gibbs Smith's Application (and attachments) to Lease the subject property per a Trust Lands Administration letter to Appellant; and Smith's Request for Confidentiality of Business Records related to the Application

Appeal denied

Gregory T. Dunn vs.
Tooele City

Records of Appellee City that reflect claims against the City

Appeal granted

Mary Jean Meats vs.
Logan City Police Department

Personnel records of petitioner

Appeal partially granted

Taj N. Becker vs.
Utah Dept. of Public Safety

Education record(s)" and "employment record(s)" of a certain named employee of Appellee

Appeal denied

David E. Schlottman vs.
Dept. of Commerce

All records including secret records in petitioner's file

Appeal denied

Suzanne Pape vs.
Utah Dept. of Public Safety

All pre-internal affairs investigation documents requested by [Appellant] and all documents not created or maintained for the internal affairs investigation pertaining to Appellee's investigation of Appellant

Appeal denied

Penny Atkinson vs.
City of West Jordan

Report prepared by Appellee regarding allegations of impropriety brought against petitioner by a co-employee

Appeal denied

Barbara Haynes vs.
Logan City Police Dept.

Grievance tapes of a hearing between petitioner and her supervisor, petitioner's department file and a copy of the Noise Survey Results conducted as a result of [petitioner's] hearing loss

Appeal declared moot

Cathy Cartwright vs.
Utah Dept. of Corrections

Copies of the completed criteria forms for the two CA II positions and the one CA IV position and copies of the completed CA Interview Notes for those same positions

Appeal granted

DataLister, Inc. vs.
Utah Labor Commission

Names of employers required by law to be reported by insurers / employers to the State; each such employer's address; each employer's insurer of record; and each employer's insurance policy renewal date

Appeal denied

Roger Humphries vs.
Washington County School District

Two psychological evaluations prepared by doctors who examined Appellant in connection with Appellee's notice of intent to terminate employment

Appeal denied

Matt Barlow dba Network Electric Inc. vs.
Dept. of Commerce

Investigation policy and procedure manual maintained by the Department's Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing

Appeal granted

Mark D. Bergman vs.
Labor Commission

Five documents by the Labor Commission which petitioner alleges contained his private information

Findings of fact only

Robot Aided Manufacturing Center, Inc. dba Explore Information Services vs.
Utah Dept. of Public Safety, Division of Driver License

Motor vehicle record information

Appeal granted

Third District Court overturned Committee's ruling-May 2005

Wasatch County Courier, LLC vs.
Wasatch County (Utah)

Billing records relating to payments by the County to outside counsel Joseph Dunbeck

Appeal granted

Kristin M. Cappel vs.
University of Utah

Skiing file records, including e-mails and handwritten notes; a self-report to the NCAA; and Initial Academic Eligibility Waiver Applications

Appeal denied

William Munro vs.
Utah Dept. of Corrections

Nine column employee list/roster

Appeal denied

Deseret News vs.
Utah State Tax Commission

Tax lien information on property of candidates seeking public office

Appeal denied

Adrian Hickey vs.
Board of Pardons and Parole

All public decisions and rational sheets that the Board has issued to offenders that came before them on parole hearings

Appeal denied

People for the USA, Color Country Chapter vs.
Kane County

The complete road agreement between the Bureau of Land Management in Kane County, including all supporting documents; minutes from several meetings; current plats and specific descriptions of all county roads existing in Kane County; and a second written opinion from Steve Boyden of the Utah Attorney General's Office concerning the aforementioned road agreement

Appeal granted

Jess Green vs. American Fork City

All records faxed from American Fork City to private Attorney Kathryn Collard, and received from that attorney

Appeal denied