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I need an attorney to get public information from the police dept. Does this fall under the practice of public disclosure?
I've tried twice, through the City Clerk, but get docs with missing pages or Supplemental Narratives left out. Can't the atty just make a request? Does it have to fall under Public Disclosure?
I have never heard of a doctrine called "Public Disclosure." Police reports are usually not given to the defendant because of privacy concerns regarding the witnesses. Your attorney can get them but cannot share witness identifying information with you. Let your attorney handle this; he'll get better results.
