J.A. v. County of Madera CA5
On April 29, 2020, appellants’ relative was shot and killed by a deputy of the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. In June 2020, appellants’ legal counsel made a written CPRA request to County on appellants’ behalf for a variety of materials concerning the relative’s fatal encounter with law enforcement. Appellants specifically requested audio and video recordings of the incident.
In July 2020, County’s attorneys communicated with appellants’ counsel regarding the CPRA request. County’s attorneys reportedly confirmed its possession of the responsive materials, and appellants’ counsel reportedly stated “that he was primarily concerned with receiving the body cam and dash cam footage so he could determine if there were adequate grounds to bring a civil action for [the relative’s] death.” In subsequent correspondence, it was “indicated that the County would disclose the dash cam and body cam footage on August 7, 2020.”
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