1A Docket First Amendment · Utah

State Records Committee · No. 25-01

Tooele City v. Kevin Sullivan

Granted Vexatious Requester

Forum
State Records Committee
Case number
No. 25-01
Decided
Jan 28, 2025
Outcome
Granted
Relief
6 months
Requests at issue
21 requests (18 filed in a single day)
Conduct at issue
City records

What the committee held

  • The committee found the volume of requests alone was not sufficient to establish vexatious conduct.
  • The finding rested on hostile, threatening, and abusive communications directed at city employees, including a reported threat of violence.
  • The respondent did not attend the hearing or submit materials, and the committee noted it had no choice but to accept the city's evidence at face value.
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