| Docket # | Issue Date | Title | Description | County | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2809 02/15/2023 |
02/15/2023 | Dr. Terence Keel and University of California-Los Angeles, Institute for Society and Genetics, Biostudies Lab v. Chester County Coroner's Office | Request sought any and all written communications and/or records of spoken conversation, including but not limited to emails, sent or received by the Office of the Coroner or any other county agency between June 27, 2022, and November 8, 2022, that reference Terrence Keel, Biostudies Lab, Institute for Society and Genetics, University of California Los Angeles ("UCLA"), Jonah Walters, Office of Open Records Appeal 2022-1801. Request is sufficiently specific under Section 703 of the RTKL. Agency did not prove that records reflect internal, predecisional deliberations. Agency did not prove that the records are protected by the attorney-client privilege. Granted. | Chester | Pending in Common Pleas |
| 2022-2385 11/03/2022 |
11/03/2022 | Terence Keel and Biostudies Lab, Institute for Society and Genetics, University of California-Los Angeles v. Dauphin County | Request for autopsy and toxicology reports. Agency did not prove that the records are exempt from disclosure because the records are made public under the County Code. Agency may have acted in bad faith. Granted. | Dauphin | Granted |
| 2022-1912 10/19/2022 |
10/19/2022 | Terence Keel and University of California-Los Angeles, Institute for Society and Genetics, Biostudies Lab v. Greene County Coroner | Requester seeks autopsy and toxicology reports. The agency demonstrated that it does not possess the requested reports and that they have been deposited in the Prothonotary's office. Denied. | Greene | Denied |
| 2022-1802 09/30/2022 |
09/30/2022 | Terence Keel and University of California-Los Angeles, Institute for Society and Genetics, Biostudies Lab v. Indiana County | Requester seeks autopsy and toxicology reports of certain deceased individuals. The Agency did not prove that the records are protected by HIPAA. Granted. | Indiana | Granted |
| 2022-1801 09/30/2022 |
09/30/2022 | Terence Keel and University of California-Los Angeles, Institute for Society and Genetics, Biostudies Lab v. Chester County Coroner | Requester seeks autopsy and toxicology reports of certain deceased individuals. The Agency did not prove that the records are protected by HIPAA and other RTKL exemptions; RTKL Sections 708(b)(5), (16), (17), and (20). Granted. | Chester | Affirmed by Commonwealth Court |
| 2022-1706 09/13/2022 |
09/13/2022 | Terence Keel and University of California-Los Angeles, Institute for Society and Genetics, Biostudies Lab v. York County Coroner's Office | Request for autopsy and toxicology reports of certain deceased individuals. The agency did not prove that the records are protected from disclosure by HIPAA and the Privacy Rule. Granted. | York | Granted |
