Government Records Office · No. 2026-153
Office of the Lieutenant Governor v. Clara, Maragani, Clawson and Lyman
Denied Vexatious Requester- Forum
- Government Records Office
- Case number
- No. 2026-153
- Motion decided
- Aug 5, 2026
- Outcome
- Denied
- Requests at issue
- 55 across four respondents (30 / 16 / 5 / 4)
- Conduct at issue
- Records requests concerning 2024 candidate signature packets
Docket · filings
Aug 5, 2026 DirectorDecision and order denying the petition
What the court held
- Section 209 uses singular terminology throughout and requires an individualized showing against each respondent.
- The director quoted the bill sponsor describing the remedy as aimed at one citizen submitting literally hundreds of requests.
- Reaching an attorney-client relationship would allow agencies to penalize attorneys for representing clients.
- The petition would fail on the merits regardless: the requests had an articulated public purpose, evidenced by the audits and reforms they prompted.
Disclosure. Two respondents have professional relationships with the author. See About.