Davis v. Shavers

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Davis vs. Shavers Number: 263 Ga. 785 Year: 1994 State: Georgia Court: {{{Court}}} Other lawsuits in Georgia Other lawsuits in 1994 Precedents include:

Contents 1 Important precedents 2 Background 3 Supporters of the FOIA request 4 Criticisms of the FOIA request 5 Ruling of the court 6 Associated cases 7 See also 8 External links 9 References

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Davis v. Shavers was a case before the Georgia Supreme Court in 1994 concerning open meetings laws.

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Davis v. Shavers, 263 Ga. 785 (1994) (Clarke, J.): Appeal from decision of trial court (Pannell, J.), finding that applications for petition of recall of two city councilmen and the mayor of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia were insufficient. Among other alleged transgressions, the application cited a violation of the Open Meetings Act as grounds for the recall. Affirming the trial court's decision, the Georgia Supreme Court recognized that a violation of the Act can be grounds for recall of a politician, but held that the circumstances of the violation must be set out with "reasonable particularity," including notice of the time and place of the alleged violation, so that members of the public can make "an informed decision as to whether to sign the application for recall." 263 Ga. at 787. According to the Court, "That was not done in this case." Id.^[1]

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[edit] Ruling of the court

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[edit] See also

• Georgia Open Meetings Act
• Georgia Open Records Act

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[edit] References

1. ↑ Synopsis of Georgia Open Meetings Act Cases