If an Open Records Act request is submitted in Georgia and the records sought no longer exist, has somebody broken the law

Powell Goldstein associate Katherine V. Hernacki says yes. Hernacki is representing a Middle Georgia animal-rendering company in litigation filed against the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The company, Griffin Industries Inc., sued the state agency for not complying with its Open Records Act request to the company’s satisfaction. Griffin has been embroiled in litigation with the state for years over what it perceives to be improper regulation of its rendering plant in Laurens County.

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