02/08/16 – By Tom Lyons Even if ignorance of the law were an excuse, Doug Logan’s explanations that he only accidentally broke Florida’s public records laws are starting to look incredibly unconvincing. Just last week I explained that Logan, Sarasota’s director of homeless services, waited until a second round of request to turn over records […]
Florida Appeal Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Watchdog City Journalists’ Public Records Lawsuit Challenging Fees by Collier Clerk Brock – Watchdog City
Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal will hear oral arguments in the appellate case brought by Collier Clerk of Courts Dwight Brock against Watchdog City journalist Gina Edwards on May 6. Brock appealed after Edwards won favorable rulings two times in the trial court in her public records lawsuit protesting the high fees charged to […]
Judge splits decision, strikes part of Clerk’s public records fee policy challenged by journalist – Watchdog City
Collier Circuit Judge Fred Hardt issued a split decision that strikes down in-part the high public records fee policy of Collier Clerk of Courts Dwight Brock that journalist Gina Edwards challenged in a civil lawsuit. Hardt’s ruling, issued late Monday, says Brock can only charge $1, not the $350 he charged Edwards for electronic emails […]
