The Complainant alleged that the RISP violated the APRA by redacting certain information from the requested records. The RISP asserted that the implicated privacy interests outweighed the public interest in disclosure of this information, such that disclosure could reasonably be expected to...
The Complainant alleged that RIPTA violated the APRA when it failed to provide monthly ridership reports in its initial response to his request for "all ridership reports" and when it redacted student and faculty identification numbers on the monthly ridership reports. Based on the undisputed...
The Complainant alleged that the Town violated the APRA when it: (1) failed to cite the statutory exemption in its denial; (2) withheld notes that were allegedly "submitted" at a Town Council meeting; and (3) did not provide for an administrative appeal. Based on the undisputed evidence, we found...
The Complainant alleged the DOC violated the APRA when it denied a request pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2(4)(E) and § 38-2-2(4)(F) and failed to state whether any portions of the documents were reasonably segregable. Having reviewed the withheld documents in camera, we determined that at...
The Complainant alleged that the Board violated the OMA in connection with its June 26, 2019 emergency meeting when (1) the meeting minutes did not sufficiently state why the meeting was necessary; (2) its vote to appoint a new Interim President was outside the scope of the emergency purpose for...
The Complainant alleged that RIDOH violated the APRA when it failed to timely respond to her request, when it withheld responsive documents in their entirety, and when it failed to state that the withheld documents were not reasonably segregable. Based on the undisputed evidence, we determined...
The Complainant alleged that the Board violated the OMA when an agenda item failed to sufficiently specify the nature of the business to be discussed and when meeting minutes failed to accurately describe what occurred at the meeting. Based on our review of the evidence, including the meeting audio,
The Complainant alleged that the CFDFC violated the APRA when it withheld from disclosure documents regarding the medical treatment of an inmate. The APRA permits nondisclosure of "[a]ll records relating to a *** doctor/patient relationship, including all medical information relating to an...
The Complainant alleged the JCLS violated the APRA when it improperly withheld documents responsive to his request pursuant to Exemption (M) and when it misapplied the privacy balancing test. In responding to this complaint, JCLS presented undisputed evidence that it did not maintain documents...
The Complainant alleged that the Town Council violated the OMA when it engaged in a discussion related to Town business after a Town Council meeting. Based on the evidence before us, we found insufficient evidence of a collective discussion between a quorum of the Town Council. Although there was...
