Opinion ID: 1836005
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Heading: appellees file a mandamus petition

Text: In March 2006, the appellees sought a writ of mandamus ordering the City to disclose the Tidyman report. The City answered that it had only a verbal report and that it had not requested or paid for a written report. It also affirmatively alleged exemptions under § 84-712.05(4), (5), and (7) of the public records statutes. Later, in response to a deposition subpoena, Tidyman elected to file with the court the sealed documents in his possession and an accompanying affidavit. The court had ordered the investigators to seal any discovered reports and submit it to the court. It further ordered that the parties should not review it until the court decided whether to order disclosure. At trial on the mandamus petition, the court stated that Tidyman's submitted documents contained his interview notes that he had typed for Miller but did not include a report that he would have provided to the City. Later, the appellees discovered that Sanchez had produced a final written report for Miller. His report summarized his findings based on 30 or more interviews and the City's arrest statistics. He agreed to mail his sealed report to the court for review.