Andrews asks court to hold governor and attorney general in violation of state Sunshine laws

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Found this interesting on 1787 Network. Worth a read:

Tallahassee lawyer Steven R. Andrews expanded his public records complaints against Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday, asking the court to hold the state’s top officers in violation of the state’s public records laws and seeking relief and attorneys fees.

Andrews, who successfully sued the governor and Cabinet for violating a contract he had to purchase the build that houses his office near the Florida Governor’s Mansion, has engaged in a two-year battle to obtain public records as part of his legal battle.

He now alleges that the governor’s office not only withheld documents but engaged in “actively concealing them” and “conspiring with others known and unknown, to conceal public records” from him as well as “delaying the production of public records to interfere with the Petitioner’s prosecution of Andrews v. Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund (“BOT”), Case No. 2012 CA 859.”

Lawyers for the governor and attorney general have repeatedly argued they have turned over all relevant documents and deny the allegations.

Here’s are his complaints. Download EOG 2014.08.29 MOT FOR LEAVE TO AMD r (1) Download 2014.AG 08.29 MOT FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMD PETr (1)

Not sure what this is all about? Here'a an article by the Tampa Bay Times that explains mostly everything you need to know.