On April 14, 2017, Civil Beat made a request to the City Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for basic employment information about Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Katherine Kealoha (e.g., positions held, dates, salary, application for employment, and leave records). Kealoha filed a lawsuit against the City Prosecutor claiming that the requested records were protected by the constitutional right of privacy and cannot be disclosed. Because Kealoha did not name Civil Beat as a party to the case, Civil Beat moved to intervene in the proceeding to protect the right of access under the public records law and to challenge the City’s delay in disclosing the records. The case is assigned to Judge Dean E. Ochiai. Civil No. 17-1-0834-05 DEO. On June 30, Judge Ochiai ordered the records immediately disclosed to Civil Beat.
- Complaint (5/23/17)
- Plaintiff’s Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (submitted 5/23/17, filed 5/25/17 with order granting the motion)
- City’s Answer to Complaint (6/15/17)
- Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary and Permanent Injunctive Relief
- Motion and Memorandum in Support (5/25/17)
- Civil Beat’s Memorandum in Opposition (served 6/19/17, filed 7/17/17)
- City’s Memorandum in Opposition (6/22/17)
- Plaintiff’s Reply Memorandum (6/29/17)
- Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary and Permanent Injunctive Relief (7/17/17)
- Civil Beat’s Motion to Intervene
- Civil Beat’s Motion and Memorandum in Support, including proposed cross-claim and proposed memorandum in opposition to plaintiff’s motion for injunctive relief (submitted 6/19/17, filed 6/28/17)
- Civil Beat’s Ex Parte Application for Hearing on Motion to Intervene and to Shorten Time for Hearing (submitted 6/19/17, filed 6/27/17 with order granting the application)
- Plaintiff’s Declaration in Opposition to Ex Parte Motion to Shorten Time for Hearing (6/20/17)
- Civil Beat’s Reply Memorandum in Support of Ex Parte Motion (6/22/17)
- Order Granting Motion to Intervene (7/7/17)