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 […]
Journalist rests public records case without taking stand; trial resumes Wednesday – Watchdog City
Investigative reporter Gina Edwards rested her case in the public records lawsuit against Collier County Clerk Dwight Brock on Tuesday without taking the stand. Circuit Judge Fred Hardt may yet hear from the longtime journalist and owner of Naples City Desk, a digital newspaper that publishes at the WatchdogCity.com news web site, as Brock’s attorney […]
Clerk forces journalist’s public records lawsuit that challenges high fees to trial on June 3 – Watchdog City
The public records lawsuit filed by journalist Gina Edwards that challenges high fees charged by Collier Clerk of Courts Dwight Brock is headed to trial June 3. Brock has forced the trial at taxpayers’ expense by seeking to overturn Collier Circuit Judge Fred Hardt’s March ruling in favor of Edwards, who publishes the digital newspaper […]
