I believe that massive graft is occurring within an office on the campus of my university.
What legal avenues are available to a layman attempting to obtain information that he believes is being strategically withheld to hide corruption?
2007-10-30 09:28:40 · 4 answers · asked by captain_koyk 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You can file a suit with no attorney and get subpoena power as a result. If the university is a state institution, the records may be subject to a state open records law similar to the federal Freedom of Information Act.
2007-10-30 09:37:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A person can file a Freedom of Information Act request for public records from a govt institution without an attorney.
However, a subpoena can only be used in the course of a lawsuit -- so you would have needed to file a lawsuit first, and then subpoena the records if they are relevant to the lawsuit.
2007-10-30 10:40:47 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only grand juries have authority to subpoena without an existing filed case. So, you need to first file a suit to get a subpoean.
OR, use the provisions of the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (or your state's equivalent if it has one) to request information and instructions. Do a Yahoo search for "Freedom of Information Act," for information & instructions.
2007-10-30 10:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can, if you can convince a judge to issue the subpoena.
2007-10-30 09:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋