Docket Sheet

James Hulings v. Seneca Valley School District

OOR Dkt. No.: AP 2025-3460
Case Status: Partially Denied: Partially Moot

05/21/2026

12/05/2025

Quadri, Tope L.

Butler

The Requests sought various records concerning the District's Intermediate High School Performing Arts Center expansion project. The appeal was stayed under Brelje. The District provided records responsive to Requests 1 and 2 during the pendency of the appeal. Requests 1 and 2 are sufficiently specific in part. The District is not required to provide nonresponsive records to Requests 1 and 2. Personal phone numbers, emails, and names of citizens are exempt under Section 708(b)(6) and the constitutional right to privacy. Draft resolutions may be exempt under Section 708(b)(9). The District demonstrated certain records are exempt under Section 708(b)(10). The District has demonstrated that purchase orders responsive to Request 3 do not exist in its possession, custody or control. Denied in part; dismissed as moot in part.

Clause Exemption Result
708 (b) (10) (i) A record that reflects: (A) The internal, predecisional deliberations of an agency, its members, employees or officials or predecisional deliberations between agency members, employees or officials and members, employees or officials of another agency , including predecisional deliberations relating to a budget recommendation, legislative proposal, legislative amendment, contemplated or proposed policy or course of action or any research, memos or other documents used in the predecisional deliberations. (B) The strategy to be used to develop or achieve the successful adoption of a budget, legislative proposal or regulation. (ii) Subparagraph (i)(A) shall apply to agencies subject to 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings) in a manner consistent with 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7. A record which is not otherwise exempt from access under this act and which is presented to a quorum for deliberation in accordance with 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 shall be a public record. (iii) This paragraph shall not apply to a written or Internet application or other document that has been submitted to request Commonwealth funds. (iv) This paragraph shall not apply to the results of public opinion surveys, polls, focus groups, marketing research or similar effort designed to measure public opinion. Denied
708 (b) (6) The following personal identification information: Denied
708 (b) (9) The draft of a bill, resolution, regulation, statement of policy, management directive, ordinance or amendment thereto prepared by or for an agency. Denied
Agency Invoked an Extension The agency invoked a 30 day extension to respond to the request.
Dismissed as moot Dismissed as moot
Not in Possession, Custody, or Control of Agency Not in Possession, Custody, or Control of Agency Denied
PA or US Constitution Denied
Section 703 - Specificity Section 703 - Specificity Partially Granted
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