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MI FOIA Didn’t Require Disclosure of Documents for Jail Guards’ Disciplinary Proceedings; ERKA Might

Loaded on June 15, 2008

Filed under: Disclosure of Records, Guards/Staff, Employee Litigation, Guard Unions. Location: Michigan.

The Deputy Sheriffs’ union (Union) requested reports on which the Kent County Sheriff (Sheriff) based disciplinary decisions against two jailers, pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.231 et seq. (Mich. Stat. Ann. § 4.1801(1) et seq.) and the state Employee Right to Know ...

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