Arduino v. Borough of Dunmore

Esty Arduino (Arduino), the tax collector and the president of the Dunmore Taxpayers Association, appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County denying his appeal filed under Section 4 of the Act of June 21, 1957, P.L. 390, as amended, known as the Right-to-Know Act (Act), 65 P.S. 66.4. The issue raised on appeal is whether the Borough of Dunmore (Borough) had just and proper cause for its refusal to (1) disclose legal opinions of the Borough solicitor, bond counsel and other attorneys and (2) instruct the private business entities to produce "all records" in their possession related to the public projects financed by the general obligation note and bond issued by the Borough.