Well, what’s interesting is the FOI request made by TerriK.
However, Leo Donofrio is no longer representing TerriK.
Background: A person who uses the (false) name of TerriK has made numerous requests for information from the Hawaii Dept of Health. She believes that statements made by certain directors indicate that the birth records have been altered or ammended. Whenever such a record is altered or ammended, a record is maintained of the alteration. Hawaiian law clearly states that these records of alteration are to be disclosed to the public upon request and without delay. TerriK has been refused such records and has a paper trail.
TerriK most definitely has standing in regards to access to records of an altered BC. I haven’t heard if this issue is proceeding, however it may be the most solid back-up in case Orly cannot convince Judge Carter of standing.
I could definitely see where discovery in that case might make things interesting in any appeals of other cases if it goes forward...
I just read a long entry on TerriK’s blog that she put up yesterday — I do think she’s making some long assumptions (esp. as she’s basing her understanding of stuff on laws in a different state at this point), but there are definite *gems* in her interpretation of what’s going on in Hawaii’s DoH.
Thanks for the info. about Donofrio not representing her any longer... I’ll have to find his blog (lost my bookmarks in a Firefox “accident”), and see if he has stated a reason for that.
It’ll be interesting to see what she does from here on out (if she hires a different lawyer, etc...). I was thinking that she might run into a block of some sort in regards to the amended birth certificate if it was from Barack’s adoption in Indonesia (if it was reported here), but I have received different info. from different people regarding the status of open adoption records in that state and haven’t had time to review the statutes myself at this point.
It’s definitely an interesting case she’s got as it would seem that Hawaii’s own laws in regards to the statements made and where the information came from being shown to the public, and the restrictions regarding Vital Records seem to be at odds (again, if the closed records statutes are still in place in Hawaii re: adoption records).