In the District Court of Johnson County, Kansas Civil Court Department
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL COURT DEPARTMENT THE McCLATCHY COMPANY, LLC, ) d/b/a THE KANSAS CITY STAR, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. _______________ ) Chapter 60 OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, ) ) Defendant. ) Petition to Enforce the Kansas Open Records Act Plaintiff The McClatchy Company, LLC, d/b/a The Kansas City Star, for its causes of action against Defendant Overland Park, Kansas, states as follows: The Parties 1. Plaintiff The McClatchy Company, LLC, is a Delaware limited liability company which is authorized to conduct business in the state of Kansas. 2. Plaintiff owns and operates The Kansas City Star, the metropolitan news- paper serving the greater Kansas City area, including Overland Park, Kansas. 3. Defendant Overland Park, Kansas, is a municipal corporation, duly orga- nized and existing under and by virtue of the constitution and the laws of the State of Kansas. 4. Overland Park is a “public agency” as that term is used in KSA 45- 217(f)(1) and is, therefore, subject to the provisions of the Kansas Open Records Act, KSA 45-215, et seq. John Albers’ tragic death 5. In the early evening of January 20, 2018, John Albers, a 17-year-old high school student, was alone in his home in Overland Park. 6. Officers from the Overland Park Police Department were dispatched to the Albers’ home after the police received a report that Albers was suicidal. 7. Two Overland Park officers arrived at the home at approximately the same time. 8. Shortly after the officers’ arrival, the Albers’ garage door began to rise and one of the officers, Clayton Jenison, un-holstered his service weapon and approached the rising garage door.
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