"The ruling allows the county to refile the request after following proper legal procedures. Corpus' attorneys have argued that Cordell's investigation triggered removal efforts against the sheriff and that related financial records should be made public. Matthew Frauenfeld, Corpus' counsel, said Thursday's ruling confirms the county cannot withhold records without first obtaining a stay. These are financial documents, not strategy memos. The public deserves to know the truth, he told this news organization."
"The appeals court said the county's petition was incomplete because officials had not first sought a stay from the San Mateo County Superior Court a procedural step that must be taken at the lower court level before asking an appellate court to intervene. The panel of judges directed county attorneys to notify the court if they have since sought or been denied a stay and to provide the compliance deadline for the September order."
An appeals court denied San Mateo County's petition without prejudice because officials had not first sought a stay from the San Mateo County Superior Court, a procedural prerequisite before appellate review. The court permitted the county to refile the request after following lower-court procedures and instructed county attorneys to notify the court if they have since sought or been denied a stay and to provide the compliance deadline for a September order. Corpus' attorneys sued to compel disclosure of financial records tied to retired Judge LaDoris Cordell's November 2024 investigation, and a Superior Court order directed production of contracts, invoices, and timesheets. A subsequent ex-parte hearing produced a directive to release the records after deadlines remained unset.
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