Docket Sheet

Amy Austra Gerneth v. East Union Township

OOR Dkt. No.: AP 2026-1124
Case Status: Granted

05/04/2026

04/13/2026

Hartranft, Lyle

Schuylkill

Request sought a specific email. Any communication with a third party that is neither a Commonwealth agency nor a local agency cannot be "internal" for the purposes of the Section 708(b)(10)(i)(A) exemption and cannot be exempt from disclosure. 65 P.S. § 67.708(b)(10)(i)(A). Granted.

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. Granted
Agency Invoked an Extension The agency invoked a 30 day extension to respond to the request.
Mediation Requested Mediation Requested
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