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$440 Awarded to Prisoner for Untimely Public Records Act Disclosure
On August 27, 2003, a Washington state prisoner was awarded $440 for untimely production of records in response to a public records act request.
Rick Young, a prisoner at Clallam Bay, asked for various records under the state public disclosure law from the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC), but the DOC did not respond in a timely manner. In fact, its response was 44 days late.
The court awarded Young $10 for each day the DOC was untimely in responding for a total of $440. See: Young v. Burt, No. 03-2-00654-1 (Sup Ct. State of Washington).
Rick Young, a prisoner at Clallam Bay, asked for various records under the state public disclosure law from the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC), but the DOC did not respond in a timely manner. In fact, its response was 44 days late.
The court awarded Young $10 for each day the DOC was untimely in responding for a total of $440. See: Young v. Burt, No. 03-2-00654-1 (Sup Ct. State of Washington).
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Young v. Burt
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Cite | No. 03-2-00654-1 (Sup Ct. State of Washington) |
| Level | State Trial Court |
| Damages | 440.00 |
| Injunction Status | N/A |