State Records Committee Appeal Decision Summaries, 2010-2012
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Case Number | Case Title/Participants | Records Sought | Ruling |
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10-01 | Mark Haik vs. Town of Alta |
Records allegedly held by the Town of Alta. | Appeal denied |
10-02 | Lori Pritchard/KSL Television vs. Division of Facilities Construction and Management |
Dates and times for state employees working at the Heber Wells Building, via scans of their security access cards from September 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009. | Appeal denied |
10-03 | Lawrence Jackson vs. Utah Dept. of Corrections |
Waiver of fees charged by the Utah Department of Corrections to cover the actual cost of providing Mr. Jackson records he has requested. | Appeal granted |
10-04 | Paul Richins vs. Davis County |
Records held by Davis County relating to the assessment of property owned by Mr. Richins in Farmington, Utah. | Appeal granted |
10-05 | Chris Vanocur/ABC 4 News vs. Utah Dept. of Public Safety |
Arrest records and dashboard camera video relating to the arrest of Sheldon Killpack on January 15, 2010. | Appeal granted |
10-06 | Steve Maxfield vs. Office of Lieutenant Governor |
Waiver of fees charged by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to cover the cost of providing Mr. Maxfield the “Statewide Voters Registration List” he requested. | Appeal denied |
10-07 | Scott Eastmond/KSL TV vs. Carbon County |
Police report and a surveillance video relating to an alleged assault which took place at Carbon High School. | Appeal partially granted |
10-08 | Robert Resendes vs. Sevier School District |
Records of a household application for free and reduced price school lunch under the federal school lunch program | Appeal denied |
10-09 | Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News vs. Utah Dept. of Public Safety |
Arrest records and dashboard camera video relating to the arrest of Sheldon Killpack on January 15, 2010 | Appeal granted |
10-10 | Eric Peterson, Reporter for the City Weekly, vs. Utah Attorney General's Office |
Regarding in-camera review of records | Order of Continuance |
10-11 | Eric Peterson, Reporter for the City Weekly, vs. Utah Attorney General's Office |
All documents including emails and other correspondence, regarding TMI, LLC or TMI Enterprises, Tim Lawson or Jeremy Johnson, separately and/or together, for a period extending from January 1, 2008 through November 12, 2009. | Appeal partly granted |
10-12 | R. K. Shimabukuro vs. Weber County |
Records including notes, drafts or similar materials prepared by Respondent, Weber County, Utah, (“Weber County”) supporting the County’s “Board of Equalization Decision” associated with the tax assessment of real property owned by Mr. Shimabukuro. | Appeal granted |
10-13 | Laura Hancock, Reporter for the Deseret News vs. Utah Transit Authority |
To appeal a determination by Respondent, the Utah Transit Authority (“UTA”), that fifty-cents per-page for copies of records is a “reasonable fee.” | Appeal denied |
10-14 | Jeff Salt, Jordan River Restoration Network, vs. Salt Lake City Corporation |
Records regarding the proposed regional sports complex to be located adjacent to the Jordan River. Respondent, Salt Lake City Corporation (“SLC”); also, a cross-appeal to the decision of the Salt Lake Appeals Board granting a “fee waiver” to JRRN associated with its records request to SLC. | Appeal partly granted See also court case. |
10-15 | Nasrulla Khan vs. Utah Dept. of Public Safety |
All documentation regarding petitioner's 2002 complaints to the Department of Public Safety about alleged terrorist acts being committed against him | Appeal denied |
10-16 | Shawn and Barbara Lewis
vs. Dept. of Human Services |
All documentation pertaining to Mr. Lewis’ daughter and Ms. Lewis’ granddaughter, including her DCFS, adoption, medical, and juvenile court records | Appeal denied |
10-17 | Blake A. Nakamura vs. Salt Lake City Corp. |
Records of all written and electronic communication between the City, Salt Lake County, and/or the Salt Lake Valley Health Department regarding the Rail Event Center. | Appeal denied |
10-18 | Tab L. Uno vs. Salt Lake City School District |
List of school community chairs of the schools in the school district, including their names, addresses, and telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses, if available, and the schools they represent. | Appeal denied |
10-19 | Linda Houskeeper vs. Utah County Attorney General's Office |
All records, documents, physical evidence, video recordings, notes, legal brief, etc. on 4th District Court, Utah County criminal case #991405159. | Order of Continuance |
10-20 | Linda Houskeeper vs. Utah County Attorney General's Office |
All records, documents, physical evidence, video recordings, notes, legal brief, etc. on 4th District Court, Utah County criminal case #991405159. | Appeal partly granted |
10-21 | Heirs of Renee Fleckenstein vs. Sandy City |
Order of Continuance | |
10-22 | Salt Lake Tribune vs. Utah Board of Pardons and Parole |
Copy of letter written in 1988 by Inmate, Mark Hofmann and submitted to Respondent, the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole | Appeal granted |
10-23 | Salt Lake Tribune vs. Utah Department of Transportation |
Copies of correspondence, meeting minutes or other records since Aug 1, 2009 involving UDOT employees and the following parties: Wadsworth Bros. Construction, R.L. Wadsworth Construction, or Guy Wadsworth. | Appeal denied |
11-01 | Linda Houskeeper vs. Utah County Attorney General's Office |
All records, documents, physical evidence, video recordings, notes, legal brief, etc. on 4th District Court, Utah County criminal case #991405159. | Appeal denied |
11-02 | Jesse Fruhwirth vs. Utah Department of Corrections |
Records documenting the housing history for ten living and two deceased inmates who are or were incarcerated in the Utah prison system | Appeal partly granted |
11-03 | Nate Carlisle, Salt Lake Tribune vs. Salt Lake City Police Department |
All materials, including video of the confrontation and shooting, police reports, narrative reports, and photographs related to an August 27, 2010 shooting of Brandon Barrett. | Appeal granted |
11-04 | Chadwick M. Smith vs. Utah State Tax Commission |
Investigation files held by Respondent, the Utah State Tax Commission. | Appeal partly granted |
11-05 | Bruce Fordham vs. Utah Department of Human Resources |
Records associated with a case involving Petitioner and a resident in the Utah State Development Center. | Appeal denied |
11-06 | Eric Peterson vs. Utah Attorney General's Office |
E-mail and text messages from Respondent, the Utah Attorney General’s Office. | Order of continuance |
11-07 | Salt Lake Tribune vs. Southern Utah University |
Records pertaining to Roger Reid’s employment as the men’s basketball coach of SUU. | Appeal denied |
11-08 | Steven Onysko vs. Utah State Tax Commission |
Records pertaining to Petitioner's 2007-2009 State of Utah income tax returns. | Appeal partly granted |
11-09 | Ray Wheeler vs. Salt Lake City |
Request for a fee waiver for records regarding the proposed regional sports complex to be located adjacent to the Jordan River. | Appeal granted |
11-10 | Eric Peterson vs. Utah Attorney General's Office |
E-mail and text messages from Respondent, the Utah Attorney General’s Office. | Appeal partly granted |
11-11 | Reginald Williams vs. Utah Department of Corrections |
Documents regarding the inmate trust fund account from Respondent, the Utah Department of Corrections. | Appeal denied |
11-12 | Dan Schroeder vs. Utah Attorney General's Office |
Documents regarding a criminal investigation of “Envision Ogden” by the Utah Attorney General’s Office (AG’s Office) that commenced in March 2009 and concluded in March 2011. | Appeal partly granted. See also District Court and Utah Supreme Court rulings. |
11-13 | Jeffrey Gallup vs. Board of Pardons and Parole |
(1) Any emails generated by and between the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole and Melanie Serassio regarding Petitioner, (2) Any emails sent or received by and between the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole and Michelle M. Young regarding Petitioner, and (3) Any and all correspondence, letters, reports, recommendations, and any and all information in the Board of Pardon’s and Parole’s possession regarding Petitioner. | Appeal denied |
11-14 | Judy Fahys, Salt Lake Tribune vs. Utah Department of Community and Culture |
Records pertaining to staff changes and/or restructuring in the archaeology section of DCC. | Appeal granted |
11-15 | Steven Onysko | A fee waiver to receive documents requested and pursuant to the Declaration and Order 11-08 dated June 20, 2011 | Appeal partly granted |
12-01 | Judy Fahys, Salt Lake Tribune vs. Utah Department of Community and Culture |
Order of continuance | |
12-02 | William Burgess, Appignani Humanist Legal Center vs. Utah Transit Authority |
Appeal dismissed | |
12-03 | Carl Dinger vs. Cottonwood Heights City |
Records pertaining to a report from an investigation performed by the Cottonwood Heights Police Department into Mr. Dinger’s allegations against UTA’s Police Department. | Appeal partly granted |
12-04 | Wesley Thompson vs. Utah Department of Corrections |
Records pertaining to petitioner's Correctional Adjustment checklist and life history documents used by correctional officers to determine with which other inmates Mr. Thompson can be housed. | Appeal denied |
12-05 | Judy Fahys, Salt Lake Tribune vs. Utah Department of Community and Culture |
Records pertaining to staff changes and/or restructuring in the archaeology section of DCC. | Appeal partly granted |
12-06 | Gordon Thomas vs. Utah Department of Public Safety |
Records associated with petitioner's criminal history. | Appeal denied |
12-07 | Andrew Morse of Snow Christensen & Martineau vs. Canyons School District |
Records pertaining to the grievance proceedings of a former Canyons employee against Canyons School District. | Appeal denied |
12-08 | Alma T. Wilson vs. Utah Department of Human Services, Office of Administrative Hearings |
Records regarding the Office of Administrative Hearings. | Appeal partly granted |
12-09 | Kurt Danysh vs. Unified Police Department |
Records related to the police investigation of the murder of Susan Gall. | Appeal partly granted |
12-10 | Alan Grant vs. Utah Department of Corrections |
Security/surveillance video footage from December 26, 2009 | Appeal denied |
12-11 | Ken Cromar vs. City of Cedar Hills |
E-mails to and/or from certain members of the City of Cedar Hills governing body | Appeal granted |
12-12 | Mark Haik vs. Salt Lake City Corporation |
Compliance with the decision …of the [Salt Lake City] Mayor’s Records Appeals Board or review of the noncompliance by the State Records Committee | Appeal dismissed |
12-13 | W. Andrew McCullough vs. Utah Department of Public Safety |
Driver license records related to a vehicle being impounded. | Appeal partly granted |
12-14 | Gordon Thomas vs. Utah Department of Public Safety |
Records associated with his criminal history. | Appeal denied |
12-15 | Ross George vs. Utah Department of Corrections |
List of all officers, sergeants, lieutenants, captains, and case workers who were on shift in the Boulder Hickory Unit and the Dogwood Unit operated by the Department for four specific dates. | Appeal granted |
12-16 | Mark Haik vs. Salt Lake City Corporation |
Sanctions against Salt Lake City Corporation for what he contends was its failure to disclose certain requested records in a timely manner. | Appeal dismissed See also court ruling |
12-17 | Michael Gubarev vs. Utah Department of Workforce Services |
Records regarding administrative adjudicative decisions from the Department of Workforce Services relating to interpreters/translators working for certain employers/businesses. | Appeal granted |
12-18 | Christian Probasco, Sanpete Messenger vs. Utah Department of Public Safety |
Records regarding the name of a minor involved in an auto-pedestrian accident occurring on June 5, 2012, near Fountain Green, Utah | Appeal granted |
12-19 | Ken Cromar vs. City of Cedar Hills |
Fee waiver request for the costs to provide access to emails to and/or from certain members of the City of Cedar Hills governing body; also the imposition of a civil penalty subsequent to Cromar v. Cedar Hills, State Records Committee Case. No. 12-11 (June 26, 2012). | Appeal denied |
12-20 | Erin Alberty, reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune vs. Utah Department of Public Safety |
Records regarding an officer involved shooting that occurred on March 12, 2006 | Appeal partly granted |
12-21 | Bill Oram, reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune vs. Granite School District |
Records regarding Granite School District’s investigation of an alleged inappropriate relationship between a teacher/coach and a female student. | Appeal partly granted |
12-22 | Jeffrey B. Lawrence vs. Utah Department of Public Safety |
Records regarding a Department of Public Safety investigation of his complaint filed against a Utah Highway Patrol trooper on September 17, 2011 | Appeal denied, overturned by 3rd District Court ruling |
12-23 | Michael Luesse vs. Utah Department of Corrections |
Appealing the denial of a fee waiver by the Utah Department of Corrections for his records requests. | Appeal denied |
12-24 | Janelle Stecklein/Salt Lake Tribune vs. Utah Transit Authority |
Verified crime handled by [UTA] in 2011, including incident date, offense description, time of offense and geographic coordinates. | Appeal granted |
12-25 | Robert Baker vs. Utah Department of Corrections |
A copy of Corrections’ TMF06, Medical Operations Manual. | Appeal granted |
12-26 | Stephen Dark, reporter for City Weekly vs. Utah Department of Human Services |
Records regarding an audit dated January 13, 2011, the Department of Human Services’ response to the audit, and associated e-mails | Appeal denied |
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