State Records Committee · Appeal 2024-V1

Utah System of Higher Education v. Brady Eames

Withdrawn Vexatious Requester

Forum: State Records Committee
Case number: Appeal 2024-V1
Decided: Mar 20, 2024
Outcome: Withdrawn
Underlying case: Closed. Withdrawn without prejudice.
Relief: None. The petition was withdrawn before the hearing.
Requests at issue: At least 410 emails between March and December 2023, of which 48 were records requests
Conduct at issue: Records requests and related emails sent to the Utah Board of Higher Education and the Office of the Commissioner between March and December 2023
Underlying claims: Petition for relief from a vexatious requester under Utah Code 63G-2-209

What the committee held

The board petitioned on February 7, 2024 and a hearing was set for March 21. Its hearing brief counted at least 410 emails between March and December 2023, of which 48 were records requests to the records officer, and 346 went to the board's general counsel.
On March 13 the respondent wrote to the committee relinquishing his right to request records from the board for one year, reserving ten categories including oath forms, surety bonds, audited financial statements and meeting minutes.
On March 20 an assistant attorney general asked the committee to withdraw the amended petition without prejudice, stating that the parties had entered a mediation agreement that anticipated withdrawal.
No hearing was held, no decision issued, and nothing about the matter appears in the published archive.