Court orders Minneapolis to release MPD coaching files
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that Minneapolis police "coaching" records tied to complaints are public under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act and ordered the city to release those files.[1]
The case was brought by an open-government group after the city had classified those coaching records as private personnel data.[1] The ruling will require Minneapolis to change how it responds to records requests and could unlock years of previously withheld police conduct files.[1]
Minneapolis officials had argued coaching notes were private because they related to employee evaluations and discipline.[1] The appeals court disagreed, finding the notes are linked to citizen complaints and therefore fall under public data rules.[1]
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- The Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a decision holding that Minneapolis police 'coaching' records tied to complaints are public under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
- The ruling came in a case brought by an open‑government group seeking access to MPD coaching records that the city had classified as private personnel data.
- The decision will require Minneapolis to change how it responds to records requests and could unlock years of previously withheld police conduct files.
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