San Juan Capistrano Intervenes in Lawsuit Over OC Weekly Public Records Request

A battle in San Juan Capistrano over public records is heating up with the city taking the unusual step of intervening in an even more unusual lawsuit filed against councilwoman Pam Patterson by a political ally. Back in April, the Weekly requested two-and-a-half months worth of correspondences from Patterson under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). While this infernal rag waited for complete fulfillment of our request, Clint Worthington, a local gadfly, sued the councilwoman in May seeking a court order to halt her from turning over emails and text message exchanges he sent to her private email account and cell phone.

Read more on my latest OC Weekly Navel Gazing Blog post:

https://www.ocweekly.com/san-juan-capistrano-intervenes-in-lawsuit-over-weekly-public-records