1A Docket First Amendment · Utah

Third District, then Utah Supreme Court · 220907849 / 20230187

Gordon v. Nostrom

Requester lost Judicial review

Forum
Third District, then Utah Supreme Court
Case number
220907849 / 20230187
Decided
Jun 27, 2024
Outcome
Requester lost
Underlying case
Closed. Decided June 27, 2024; dismissal affirmed.

What the court held

  • Brent Gordon did not appeal a denial. He sued Herriman City directly for an injunction requiring it to let him inspect any public record free of charge.
  • The district court dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
  • The Supreme Court affirmed, holding the code section Gordon relied on lists remedies for a GRAMA violation but does not itself create a right of action, and he was not within the class the Legislature authorized to sue.

Docket · filings

1 filing
Jun 27, 2024Utah Supreme Court
The opinionSupreme Court opinion
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