Nast V. Michels

Appellants, King County Superior Court Clerk, King County Department of Judicial Administration, and King County appeal the trial court's decision that the public disclosure act, RCW 42.17 (PDA), applies to superior court case files and coin-operated copiers. The appellants also appeal the trial court's award of attorney fees pursuant to the PDA to respondent Thomas B. Nast and his cocounsel. We reverse the trial court's decision with respect to application of the PDA and disallow attorney fees. We affirm its decision based on the common law.