03-ORD-002 | KOGC

Opinion

Opinion By: Albert B. Chandler III, Attorney General; Amye L. Bensenhaver, Assistant Attorney

Open Records Decision

This matter having been presented to the Attorney General in an open records appeal, and the Attorney General being sufficiently advised, we find that Stephen W. Owens, a private attorney, is not bound by, and therefore did not violate, the Open Records Act in failing to respond to former client Danny R. Harris's November 28, 2002, request for records relating to case numbers 00-CR-00089 and 99-CR-00112-002 which were tried in the Floyd Circuit Court. We believe that 97-ORD-15, 01-ORD-24, and 01-ORD-40, copies of which are attached hereto and incorporated by reference, are controlling. Although Mr. Owens may be obligated under the Rules of Professional Conduct governing attorneys licensed to practice law in Kentucky to return Mr. Harris's client file, 1 he is not obligated to do so under the Open Records Act.

A party aggrieved by this decision may appeal it by initiating action in the appropriate circuit court pursuant to KRS 61.880(5) and KRS 61.882. Pursuant to KRS 61.880(3), the Attorney General should be notified of any action in circuit court, but should not be named as a party in that action or in any subsequent proceeding.

Footnotes

Footnotes

1 See SCR 3.130(116)(d), a copy of which is enclosed.

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LLM Summary

The decision concludes that private attorney Stephen W. Owens is not obligated under the Open Records Act to respond to a records request from his former client, Danny R. Harris, regarding specific case numbers. The decision references previous Open Records Decisions (97-ORD-15, 01-ORD-24, and 01-ORD-40) as controlling in reaching this conclusion, indicating that these prior decisions have established a relevant legal precedent. While Owens may have other obligations under professional conduct rules to return client files, these do not extend to obligations under the Open Records Act.

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