holding that prison inmates, including those blatantly abusing the PRA, have standing to request records under the PRA, but that the trial court did not err in granting injunctive relief
How later courts described this case
- holding that prison inmates, including those blatantly abusing the PRA, have standing to request records under the PRA, but that the trial court did not err in granting injunctive relief
- as long as the statutory language is unambiguous, public policy does not justify a departure from the natural meaning
- employee photograph is not exempt from disclosure under the privacy exemption because it is not the type of intimate personal information the PRA intended to protect
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
Houghton, J. *
¶104 (concurring and dissenting) — I concur with the majority except to the extent that it bases its joinder discussion on Burt v. Department of Corrections, 168 Wn.2d 828 , 231 P.3d 191 (2010). I served as a justice pro tempore on Burt and joined in the dissent. Therefore, I dissent from relying on its reasoning here.
Review granted at 171 Wn.2d 1004 (2011).
Judge Houghton is serving as judge pro tempore of the Court of Appeals, Division Two, under ROW 2.06.150.