Docket Sheet

Daniel Carlson v. Valley Township (Chester)

OOR Dkt. No.: AP 2026-3666
Case Status: Partially Granted/Partially Denied

11/04/2026

09/16/2026

Jarosz, Bandy

Chester

Request sought records related to a specified development between Agency officials over approximately three weeks. A portion of the responsive records are subject to the Copyright Act. The Agency provided responsive records during the pendency of the appeal. The Agency demonstrated it appropriately redacted noncriminal investigative material from the responsive records. The Agency failed to prove that it appropriately redacted privileged or deliberative information from the responsive records. Granted in part, denied in part and 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. Granted
708 (b) (17) A record of an agency relating to a noncriminal investigation Denied
Agency Invoked an Extension The agency invoked a 30 day extension to respond to the request.
Dismissed as moot Dismissed as moot Dismissed
Privileged Privileged Granted
Requester Granted Extension to OOR The requester granted the OOR a 30, 60, or 90 day extension to issue a final determination in the appeal.
Docket Entries
Filed Description Step Court Document
10/29/2026 OOR Final Determination Final Determination
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