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Energy Policy Advocates v. Office of the Attorney General

Filing Date: 2020
Case Categories:
  • State Law Claims
    • Freedom of Information/Public Records
Principal Laws:
Washington Public Records Act
Description: Lawsuit to compel the Washington attorney general to disclose correspondence with climate activists who allegedly "campaigned for attorneys general to pursue opponents of their preferred policies, and to assist a private tort litigation campaign."
  • Energy Policy Advocates v. Office of the Attorney General
    Docket number(s): 55187-0-II
    Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Ct. App.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    11/30/2021 Opinion Download Dismissal of complaint affirmed. Washington Appellate Court Said Attorney General Documents Were Exempt from Disclosure. The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of Energy Policy Advocates’ complaint that sought to compel the Washington Office of the Attorney General to disclose certain correspondence of attorneys in the office that included the names or email addresses of “two ‘climate’ activists who have campaigned for attorneys general to pursue opponents of their preferred policies, and to assist a private tort litigation campaign.” The appellate court agreed with the trial court that the redacted documents at issue were work product and therefore exempt from disclosure and that the Attorney General’s Office had not waived work product protection for the redacted materials.
    03/02/2021 Reply Download Reply brief filed by Energy Policy Advocates.
    02/01/2021 Brief Download Respondent's brief filed.
    12/02/2020 Brief Download Opening brief filed by Energy Policy Advocates.
  • Energy Policy Advocates v. Office of the Attorney General
    Docket number(s): 20-2-00570-1
    Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Super. Ct.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    02/05/2020 Complaint Download Complaint filed.

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