1A Docket First Amendment · Utah
State Records Committee · No. 23-60

Office of the Utah State Treasurer v. Brady Eames

Granted Vexatious Requester
Forum
State Records Committee
Case number
No. 23-60
Motion decided
Nov 28, 2023
Outcome
Granted
Relief
7 months
Requests at issue
43 year-to-date, against 8 from the next most frequent requester; 19 pending
Conduct at issue
State deposits, investments, public-official bonds

What the court held

  • The first order issued under the provision.
  • The committee weighed request volume, confusing and duplicative formatting, and a pattern of appealing fee decisions then withdrawing near the hearing.
  • It declined to credit the agency's evidence of hostile communications, which rested on uncorroborated testimony.
  • Seven months granted rather than the twelve requested.