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Commonwealth Court: OOR Has Authority for In Camera Review Sua Sponte

By Francis Pileggi on January 29, 2019
Posted in Court Decisions

A recent Commonwealth Court decision held that the OOR may conduct an in camera review of records sua sponte even if none of the parties before it makes such a request.  The court found that the Pennsylvania RTKL gave the ORR and its appeals officers the authority to conduct such a review. See County of …

RTK Law Limits Access to Government Computers

By Francis Pileggi on December 27, 2018
Posted in Office of Open Records Decisions

A recent decision by the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records (OOR) clarified that a requester is not entitled to access to government computers in order to review data. Cap v. Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority, O.O.R. Docket No.:  AP 2018-2059 (Dec. 21, 2018). But a later decision involving the same requester did allow…

Statutory Exceptions to RTK Law: Data Not Subject to Disclosure

By Francis Pileggi on December 7, 2018
Posted in Office of Open Records Decisions

We highlight on these pages many decisions that describe the right to obtain records under the RTK Law, but it remains helpful to be aware of enumerated exclusions in the RTK Law that prevent one from obtaining certain documents.

For example, in the recent Final Determination by the Office of Open Records in the matter…

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Francis J. Catania is a partner in the Media, PA, law firm of Catania & Parker, LLP, and has been practicing law for over 30…

Francis J. Catania is a partner in the Media, PA, law firm of Catania & Parker, LLP, and has been practicing law for over 30 years.   He represents Pennsylvania municipalities, municipal authorities and schools in responding to Right to Know Law requests and assists private clients who use the Right to Know Law to request documents from state and local government agencies.  His practice includes representing clients about Right to Know Law matters before the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records, Common Pleas Courts and Commonwealth Court.   He has served as Delaware County Solicitor and Solicitor to Delaware County boroughs, townships, school districts and municipal authorities.

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Recent Posts

  • Legislature Redefines “Data” Used for Decision-Making About the COVID-19 Disaster Declaration as a “Public Record” Under The RTKL
  • OOR: COVID-19 Information Previously Made Public Held Not To Be Protected Under The DPCL.
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Open Records Officer’s Delegation of Search For Responsive Records Deemed Bad Faith; Attorneys’ Fees Awarded
  • OOR: Reports Directed to Nursing Home Quality Assurance Committee Exempt From Production Under RTKL
  • Commonwealth Court:  Boiler Law Inspections Are Not “Noncriminal Investigations” Under RTKL
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