Denied: Agency records of pending real-estate purchase

October 05, 2009

Denied: A request to the Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority for records related to the intended purchase of property, including the identity of another potential buyer and the proposed purchase price. Read More...

Granted: Dates of birth on Pittsburgh payroll list

October 02, 2009

Granted in part and denied in part: A request to the City of Pittsburgh for copies of payrolls and pension eligibility lists. Read More...

Denied: Forensic audit report from ESU Foundation

September 03, 2009

Denied: A request to East Stroudsburg University for the results of a forensic audit of the East Stroudsburg University Foundation. Read More...

Granted: Delinquent accounts borough claimed protected by Fair Credit act

August 21, 2009

Granted: A request for access to delinquent sewer accounts from the Sharon Sanitary Authority. Read More...

Granted: Records of contemplated purchases by Pittsburgh school district

August 10, 2009

Granted in part, denied in part: A request to the Pittsburgh School District for invoices, contracts, bids and correspondence regarding the purchase of promotional items. Read More...

Denied: State Police recertification exam names, results

July 30, 2009

Denied: A request to the Pennsylvania State Police for a list of officers who took an Act 180 recertification exam on certain dates, and the results. Read More...

Granted: People magazine request for Wyomissing police reports

July 20, 2009

Granted: A request to the Wyomissing Police Department for copies of calls to service and police reports written for complaints made by a certain resident. Read More...

Granted: Developer's tax increment financing plan, with redactions

July 20, 2009

Granted in part and denied in part: A request for copies of a draft Montgomery County tax increment financing plan for a specific project. The county had denied the request, saying that the records were exempt from disclosure as containing confidential proprietary information and as predecisional deliberations. Read More...

Denied: Records in electronic format where redaction not secure

July 14, 2009

Granted in part and denied in part: A request to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for copies of the 2008 travel expense reports for all board. The board granted the request, but indicated that the copying fees would be more than $2,000, which the requesters appealed, arguing that the fee was unnecessary as the records should be provided in electronic format. Read More...

Denied: Appeal of $1,187 fee for compiled PennDOT records

July 07, 2009

Denied: A request to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for compiled spreadsheets of vehicle registration information, with specified fields, for less than the estimated $1,187.50 fee. Read More...

Granted: Scranton Parking Authority lease contract with restaurant

June 25, 2009

Granted: A request for a copy of a lease and subsequent renewal between the Scranton Parking Authority and Molly Brannigan's restaurant. The city had denied the request, claiming the lease contained confidential information bargained for by the parking authority and its commercial client. Read More...

Denied: 911 tapes from City of Philadelphia

June 23, 2009

Denied: A request to the city of Philadelphia seeking an audio copy of 911 calls made by an individual on a certain date. Read More...

Granted: Philadelphia payroll with addresses, birth dates

June 12, 2009

Granted in part and denied in part: A request for a copy of the current City of Philadelphia payroll list, by a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Read More...

Granted: 911 time response logs with addresses included

May 22, 2009

Granted: A request to York County seeking 911 call time response logs with addresses included. Read More...

Granted/Affirmed: Concession bids submitted to contractor managing public stadium

May 06, 2009

Granted/Affirmed: A request seeking names and bids submitted to SWB Yankees LLC for a concessionaire contract at PNC Field. The records had been denied by the Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County, which said it did not have possession of the records and that they were not related to a governmental function. The OOR’s decision was affirmed by the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas. Read More...

Denied: Request for names of recipients of PEMA goods/services

April 17, 2009

Denied: A request to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for the names of those receiving equipment and services purchased with Homeland Security grant funds from 2005-2008. Read More...

Granted: Autopsy reports as made accessible by Coroner's Act

April 17, 2009

Granted: A request for two autopsy reports from Lancaster County. The Office of Open Records ruled that once autopsy reports are filed at the end of each year as required by the Coroner's Act, they become public record as outlined in the Coroner's Act, which takes precedence over the Right to Know Law. Read More...

Granted: Access for requester to inspect and copy

April 13, 2009

Granted in part and denied in part: A request to the Department of Corrections for records about claims and settlements, which the DOC granted but required prepayment of an estimated $8,750. Read More...

Granted: State university foundation's donation information

April 10, 2009

Granted in part and denied in part: A request to East Stroudsburg University for donor information and minutes of meetings held by the East Stroudsburg University Foundation. The Office of Open Records granted access to donaton information, with donors names redacted, as information from a third-party contractor performing a governmental function. The minutes of the foundation's meetings were denied. Read More...

Denied: Predecisional budget figures not 'deliberated'

March 30, 2009

Denied: A request to the Northampton Area School District for 2009-10 figures in the district's preliminary budget documents. The denial was based on the fact the figures were protected as predecisional information. Read More...

Granted: PSP incident report, including names of victim and accused

March 23, 2009

Granted: A Pennsylvania State Police incident report including the name of the victims and the names of those charged. Read More...

Granted: PSP incident report, including name of victim