No. 23-7112
Christopher J. Barnett v. Doug Drummond, District Judge, District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-provision due-process elected-official freedom-of-information judicial-records legal-standing oklahoma-supreme-court public-record public-records
Latest Conference:
2024-05-30
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the District Court violated the First Amendment and the Oklahoma Open Records Act by sealing a public court record containing a police report filed by an elected judge, without holding a hearing or providing due process, based on a statute prohibiting disclosure of state employee home addresses, telephone numbers, and social security numbers, when the document in question contained information beyond such protected data.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the Tulsa County District Court err in sealing a public police report?
Docket Entries
2024-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2024-04-01
Motion (23M68) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2024-03-12
MOTION (23M68) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024.
2023-06-20
Motion (23M68) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
2023-06-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 1, 2024)
Attorneys
Christopher J. Barnett
Christopher J. Barnett — Petitioner