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Opinion

Opinion By: Jack Conway, Attorney General; Matt James, 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 Pulaski County Circuit Court Clerk is not bound by the provisions of the Kentucky Open Records Act, and therefore did not violate the act in the disposition of Marvin Phipps' request for "(1) Any and all District Court Case History and District Court Case Numbers from Pulaski Co. District Courts. (2) Any and all Circuit Court Case History and all Case Numbers from Pulaski Co. Circuit Courts." We believe that 98-ORD-6, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference, is controlling.

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

Distributed to:

Marvin Phipps # 176844George Flynn

LLM Summary
The Attorney General's decision concludes that the Pulaski County Circuit Court Clerk is not subject to the Kentucky Open Records Act and therefore did not violate the act in response to Marvin Phipps' request for district and circuit court case histories and numbers. The decision relies on the precedent set by 98-ORD-006 to support this conclusion.
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Requested By:
Marvin Phipps
Agency:
Pulaski County Circuit Court Clerk
Type:
Open Records Decision
Lexis Citation:
2014 Ky. AG LEXIS 116
Cites:
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