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March 27, 2024
Published by Michael Berman at March 27, 2024
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In Maryland, “sunshine” statutes such as the Open Meetings Act, Md. Code Ann., Gen’l. Prov. Art. §3-301, et seq., and the Public Information Act, Md. Code Ann., Gen’l. Prov. Art. §4-101, et seq., further the goal of open and transparent government. In State compliance board rules Cassilly’s office violated Public Information Act […]
March 15, 2024
Published by Michael Berman at March 15, 2024
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In Baltimore County improperly withheld some documents sought by former official, judge says – Baltimore Sun (Mar. 13, 2024), Jeff Barker reported on a decision by The Hon. Michael J. Finifter under Maryland’s sunshine law, known as the “Maryland Public Information Act.” The MPIA is Maryland’s analog to the federal Freedom of […]
December 29, 2023
Published by Michael Berman at December 29, 2023
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I posted 104 items this year. Several that may be worth re-reading are: How to Read a Load File More on “Modern Attachments,” “Pointers,” or Hyperlinked Documents – Humpty Dumpty and “Usability” Possession, Custody, or Control – Part II Don’t Be Too Nice When You Send a Preservation Notice Relevance Redactions Revisited […]
September 22, 2023
Published by Michael Berman at September 22, 2023
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This is Part III of a three-part blog comparing disclosure of public records under the Maryland PIA and civil discovery under the Maryland Rules. The prior blogs can be found using the PIA “tag,” above. Prior blogs addressed many similarities between the PIA and civil discovery, THE ANTIQUATED PIA EXCEPTION FOR METADATA […]
September 21, 2023
Published by Michael Berman at September 21, 2023
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This is Part II of a three-part blog comparing disclosure of public records under the Maryland PIA and civil discovery under the Maryland Rules. COOPERATION IN REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC RECORDS The duty to cooperate in civil discovery is well established. Rodriguez v. Clarke, 400 Md. 39, 60 (2007); see also J. Pike […]
September 19, 2023
Published by Michael Berman at September 19, 2023
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While this blog generally deals with civil discovery, “sunshine laws” that require disclosure of public records by government agencies raise many parallel, and many different, concerns. Maryland’s analog to the federal Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) is known as the “Public Information Act,” “PIA,” or “MPIA,” and it is codified as Md. […]