Auditor’s Fight for Records Continues

dcogcadmin | October 22, 2009

D.C. Auditor Deborah Nichols' attempts to see certain records continue to be rebuffed by the city, according to this Washington Times story.  Nichols had sought records related to the now-defunct economic development entities the National Capital Revitalization Corporation and the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation, and sought a subpoena after being denied access.  After the Superior Court ordered the District to turn over the records, the city's Attorney General, Peter Nickles, sought a stay of that order and has suggested a more limited process by which the auditor could review the records.  The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is also not responding to Nichols' records requests, citing the pending litigation.  Nichols has asked a Superior Court judge to hold Mayor Fenty in contempt of court for failing to comply with the order requiring release.

D.C. Auditor Deborah Nichols' attempts to see certain records continue to be rebuffed by the city, according to this Washington Times story.  Nichols had sought records related to the now-defunct economic development entities the National Capital Revitalization Corporation and the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation, and sought a subpoena after being denied access.  After the Superior Court ordered the District to turn over the records, the city's Attorney General, Peter Nickles, sought a stay of that order and has suggested a more limited process by which the auditor could review the records.  The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is also not responding to Nichols' records requests, citing the pending litigation.  Nichols has asked a Superior Court judge to hold Mayor Fenty in contempt of court for failing to comply with the order requiring release.