No. 21-305

Angela DeBose v. University of South Florida Board of Trustees

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2021-08-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: agency-records constitutional-access exemptions fee-waiver foia foia-exemptions freedom-of-information privileges-and-immunities public-information public-records
Latest Conference: 2021-11-05
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the agency records at issue in this case are exempt from disclosure under any of the nine exemptions under the FOIA.

2. Whether non-exempt agency records may be withheld when no FOIA fee is assessed or the fee has been waived or paid?

3. Whether the Florida Freedom of Information Act, Fla. Stat. §119 et seq., violated the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV of the Constitution by abridging access to public information in which the Petitioner had a direct, tangible, and personal interest.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether agency records are exempt from FOIA disclosure

Docket Entries

2021-11-08
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
2021-09-30
Brief of respondent University of South Florida Board of Trustees in opposition filed.
2021-08-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 30, 2021)

Attorneys

Angela DeBose
Angela W. Debose — Petitioner
University of South Florida Board of Trustees
Richard C. McCrea Jr.Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Respondent