Granted: Unredacted report by third-party contractor

Granted in part and denied in part: A request to General McLane School District for unredacted documents. The documents had already been provided to the requester, but had been redacted. Read More...

Denied: Petition about inmate, as criminal investigative record

Denied: A request to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for information related to a petition to place an inmate on a restricted release list. Read More...

Granted: Johnstown Civil Service Board failed to comply with RTKL

Granted: A request by a Johnstown councilman for minutes and annual reports from the city’s Civil Service Board, which failed to respond or supply the records requested. Read More...

Granted: Draft order, solicitor emails W Easton didn't meet burden on

Granted in part and denied in part: A request to West Easton borough for copies of written complaints related to the requester’s use of her property. Read More...

Denied: Confidential financial information on bid-winning company

Denied: A request to the Department of General Services for records related to the submission of bids and the awarding of a contract to a competing company. Read More...

Granted: Records Rochester promised, but failed to deliver

Granted: A request made to the borough of Rochester for records related to a construction project. The borough said it would grant the request, but did not supply the records within the time frame required by the Right to Know Law, nor respond to repeated inquiries from the Office of Open Records. Read More...

Denied: Request for answer to question to Dept. of Corrections

Denied: A request to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for information about why a particular inmate was being held at a county prison. Read More...

Denied: Unredacted complaint made to DEP

Denied: A request to the Department of Environmental Protection for an unredacted complaint about a specific county sewage enforcement officer. Read More...

Denied: Appraisal on property PennDOT hasn't yet decided to buy

Denied: A request to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for an appraisal and information supporting the fair market value on an offer to purchase property. Read More...

Denied: Records from PEBTF, not a public agency

Denied: A request from a state representative for financial records and reports from the Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund.
The PEBTF said it was not a Commonwealth agency and not subject to the Right to Know Law, and the Office of Open Records agreed. Read More...

Denied: W-2 information on United Way contribution

Denied: A request to the Montgomery County Community College for the United Way contribution information on the W-2 form of a certain employee. Read More...

Denied: Request for State Police report and 911 call

Denied in part and granted in part: A request for state police records and a 911 telephone call related to a specific incident involving the requester, who had made the call. Read More...

Denied: Pocono Mountain SD records subject to court order

Denied: A request to the Pocono Mountain School District for records related to a May 21 resolution to revoke the charter of the Pocono Mountain Charter School. Read More...

Denied: Questions on complaint to Department of Agriculture

Denied: A request to the Department of Agriculture regarding a complaint regarding a dog law officer. Read More...

Denied: School board email not identified in request

Denied: A request to the Owen J. Roberts School District for email exchanged between members of the school board on the topic of firing the superintendent. The district provided emails, but the requester appealed, saying some 150 had been withheld. Read More...

Denied: Forensic audit report from ESU Foundation

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

Denied: Worker's compensation hearing transcript, benefits payments

Denied: A request for a transcript of a hearing on workers’ compensation and records of benefits payments from the Department of Labor & Industry. Read More...

Denied: Request for information, not for records

Denied: A request for information regarding Fairview Township permits. Read More...

Denied: Request to State Police for mental health records

Denied: A request to the Pennsylvania State Police for information on an individual's mental health. Read More...

Denied: Request for DOC incident statement

Denied: A request to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for a copy of a statement taken in connection with an incident. Read More...

Denied: Unemployment compensation hearing records, under social service exemption

Denied: A request to the Department of Labor & Industry for a recording and exhibits from an unemployment compensation hearing. Read More...