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In 2018, two Pennsylvania Courts have ordered government agencies to pay a Requester’s legal fees

By Francis Catania on November 27, 2018
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In August 2018, Berks County Common Pleas Judge James M. Lillis ordered the City of Reading to pay $12,071.75 in legal fees to a requester and in October 2018, Commonwealth Court Judge Simpson ordered Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to pay $118,458.37 in legal fees to a  requester.  On November 26, 2018, the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records issued one of its periodic email topic alerts reporting on and linking to these two Court decisions.  The alert entitled “Agencies Ordered to Pay Legal Fees” can be found here

The Office of Open Records hosts a webpage where it has collected Court decisions on Enforcing a Final Determinations

Francis Catania

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…

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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