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Washington State Pays $277.94 and $450 in Public Records Tort Suit against DOC

Loaded on April 15, 2011

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records. Location: Washington.

The State of Washington Department of Corrections paid $727.94 to settle two different public records tort suits to prisoner Nicholas S. Roy.

On November 3, 2004, Roy requested a list of all persons who are being garnished for legal financial obligations and are currently in WDOC custody. On August 25, …

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