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Fitzgerald v. Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

No. 141238Supreme Court of Virginia

141238 Fitzgerald v. Loudoun County Sheriff's Office 04/16/2015 In a proceeding under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, to obtain a copy of a suicide note contained in a criminal investigative file open…

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141238 Fitzgerald v. Loudoun County Sheriff's Office 04/16/2015 In a proceeding under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, to…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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Oct 4, 2026
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Apr 16, 2015
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141238 Fitzgerald v. Loudoun County Sheriff's Office 04/16/2015 In a proceeding under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, to obtain a copy of a suicide note contained in a criminal investigative file opened by a sheriff's office under its lawful authority to investigate the unexpected and unattended death of a senior United States Air Force official, the sheriff had the discretion, but not the duty, to disclose documents within this file and eventual closure of the file did not change its character. Nor did the suicide note, standing alone, constitute a compilation subject to disclosure under Code § 15.2-1722(B). The judgment of the circuit court denying a writ of mandamus to compel di…

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