"TOP 3" FOR OCTOBER 2004
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	Records revealed: The statutory protection for police personnel files does not bar the press from obtaining an officer's disciplinary appeal records. Copley Press Inc. v. Superior Court (County of San Diego) (California District Court of Appeal, September 16, 2004).
	Haunting past: A public employee's allegations of sexual harassment that are barred by the statute of limitations can nonetheless serve as the basis for a current retaliation claim. Porter v. California Dept. of Corrections (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, September 10, 2004)
	New start: A newly-incorporated city has discretion to reject a final subdivision map -- even if, pre-incorporation, the county approved the project's tentative vesting map. City of Goleta v. Superior Court (Oly Chadmar Sandpiper General Partnership) (California District Court of Appeal, September 30, 2004).

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