Table 5: Breakdown of Categories Categories Quantity Government Entities and Political Subdivisions with the most Appeals Quantity Notice of Appeals 108 State Agencies 56 Hearings 34 Utah Department of Corrections 29 Decisions and Orders 34 Utah Attorney General’s Office 8 Appeals Granted 7 Utah Department of Human Resource Management 6 Appeals Granted in part and Denied in part 4 Government 32 Appeals Denied 20 University of Utah 6 Hearings on previous Decisions and Orders 2 Morgan County 4 Hearings denied on Insufficient Evidence that Records Exist 1 Utah County 3 Withdrawn 7 Special Service Districts 2 Mediation Resolution 20 Bluff Water Works Special District 1 Dismissed 2 Jordanelle Special Service District 1 Incomplete appeals 12 Untimely Appeals 6
No Jurisdiction 6 Judicial Review 11 Continuance 1 Fee Waiver Request 13 Consolidated Appeals 8 Pending (Scheduled or awaiting documentation) 22 Note: When a petitioner similar appeals on the same governmental entity the Committee consolidates the appeals for the sake of saving time and resources. If each appeal filed this year had been scheduled separately, the Committee would have heard an additional eight hearings in 2015. INDEX OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS STATE RECORDS COMMITTEE HEARINGS (34) Decision & Order No. (Appeals Request No.) Case Title/ Participants Records Sought Ruling Appeal Status 15-01 (2014-71) Harshad P. Desai vs Garfield County Appeal denied.
15-12 (2015-17) Heather Gardner vs. Utah State Office of Education (USOE) Dismissed. 15-17 (2015-18) Nate Carlisle, The Salt Lake Tribune vs. Utah Attorney General’s Office (AGO) Granted in part and Denied in part. Summons served June 24, 2015, Case No. 150904266 15-19 (2015-19) Patrick Sullivan vs. Utah Department of Corrections (UDC), Clinical Services Appeal denied. 15-19 (2015-20) Patrick Sullivan vs. Utah Department of Corrections (UDC), Clinical Services Appeal denied. 15-19 (2015-21) Patrick Sullivan vs. Utah Department of Corrections (UDC), Clinical Services Appeal denied. 15-19 (2015-22) Patrick Sullivan vs. Utah Department of Corrections (UDC), Clinical Services Appeal denied. 15-18 (2015-23) Karl Losee vs. Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) Appeal denied. 15-20 (2015-24) Kevin Opsahl, The Herald Journal vs. Utah State University Appeal Granted. (2015-25) Frances Jane Naisbitt vs. Utah Department of Public Safety SRC declined to file as an interested third party (2015-26) Ben Winokur, PassportParking vs. Utah Tax Commission Incomplete appeal. (2015-27) John Rice vs. Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) Incomplete appeal. 15-19 (2015-28) Patrick Sullivan vs. Utah Department of Corrections (UDC), Clinical Services Appeal denied. (2015-29) Shayne Todd vs. Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) Hearing denied previous decision and order. (2015-30) Bodee X. Flynn vs. Utah Department of Workforce Services Incomplete appeal (2015-31) Patrick Sullivan vs. Utah Department of Corrections (UDC), Clinical Services Withdrawn. (2015-32) Corydon Day vs. Utah Department of Corrections, Adult Probation and Parole Mediation resolution. (2015-33) Patrick Sullivan vs. University of Utah Health Care Mediation resolution. 15-21 (2015-34) Jason Behar vs. Utah Department of Human Resource Management, (DHRM) Granted in part and Denied in part. (2015-35) Nate Carlisle, Salt Lake Tribune vs. Washington County Attorney’s Office Mediation resolution. 15-22 (2015-36) Gray Smith vs. Cottonwood Heights City, UT Appeal denied.