Idaho Mountain Express: Cnn Argues For Access To Bergdahl Police Report - July 23, 2014

Kristensen, of the Boise law firm Givens Pursley, and Tim Graves, chief deputy for the Blaine County Prosecuting Attorneys Office. Mondays hearing followed the filing by CNN on June 25 of a lawsuit against Blaine County pertaining to a June 11 CNN formal public records request to the Blaine County Sheriffs Office for all police reports involving the Bergdahls. In response to the request, Sheriff Gene Ramsey provided CNN with three reports but declined to release a fourth record from 1999, claiming that release would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. CNN claims the report is releasable under Idaho Public Records Law, while Blaine County claims that the document is protected by Idaho Code 9-335, a statute pertaining to documents exempt from public disclosure and specifically exempting documents that would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal property. Elgee, who had not seen the disputed document prior to Monday, was given the report as Exhibit A at the conclusion of the hearing. Elgees review of the report for a determination of its possible release came at the request of Graves. How do I write a decision that says I cant tell you because I cant tell you? Judge Robert J. Elgee Fifth District Court The record in question is clearly exempt from disclosure, Graves told the judge.