05-ORD-247

Opinion

Opinion By: Gregory D. Stumbo, Attorney General; James M. Ringo, Assistant Attorney General

Open Records Decision

This matter having been presented to the Attorney General in an open records appeal, and the Attorney General being sufficiently advised, we find that the Finance and Administration Cabinet's blanket redaction of that portion of Senator Scorsone's request for billing records reflecting a description of each service provided to the agency by retained law firms violated the Open Records Act. We believe that 05-ORD-216, a copy of which is attached hereto, and incorporated by reference, is controlling.

A party aggrieved by this decision may appeal it by initiating action in the appropriate circuit court pursuant to KRS 61.880(5) and KRS 61.882. Pursuant to KRS 61.880(3), the Attorney General should be notified of any action in circuit court, but should not be named as a party in that action or in any subsequent proceeding.

LLM Summary
The Attorney General's decision found that the Finance and Administration Cabinet's blanket redaction of descriptions of services provided by retained law firms in response to Senator Scorsone's request for billing records violated the Open Records Act. The decision follows the precedent set in 05-ORD-216, which is explicitly cited as controlling and incorporated by reference into the current decision.
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Requested By:
Ernesto Scorsone
Agency:
Finance and Administration Cabinet
Type:
Open Records Decision
Lexis Citation:
2005 Ky. AG LEXIS 63
AG Original File:
Original on AG Site
Cites:
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