June 01, 2005
(Updated) Court Tells Police To Release Internal Records On Kendra James Shooting
'Oregonian' Lawsuit Seeks Access To Records On Officer Discipline
Note: This post has been updated. Any and all updates appear at the end of the original post.
In via a KGW email alert is an Associated Press story on a new development in the 2003 officer-involved shooting of Kendra James. Namely, the Court of Appeals has told the Portland Police Bureau to release "internal police records of the investigation and discipline of a police officer" from the case.
Derrick Foxworth, the current police chief, argued that disclosure of the internal records would have a "chilling effect on the free flow of frank, uninhibited advice and self-critical observations" in the city police bureau.
The appeals court said it had examined the records and disagreed with the city.
Click through to the article for the general background on both the case and the shooting itself. Most of our own coverage should be findable through this search of our archives.
June 2nd, 2005 Update
Today's Oregonian has further details on the material they've been seeking through their public records lawsuit, including an after-action memo from McCollister's supervisor, a two-page memo from then-Chief Mark Kroeker, and the "voting log showing the level of discipline each of the assistant chiefs, including Foxworth, recommended for McCollister."