Federal Way Municipal Court Judge Michael Morgan has filed an appeal to block the release of a report investigating allegations of a hostile workplace in the city’s Municipal Court.
Morgan also asked the state Court of Appeals on Tuesday to stay the release of the report before his appeal is decided, said John Schochet, an attorney for Morgan. The appeal was filed March 27.
Morgan also has requested that two other documents – e-mails from him to a court staff member and City Attorney Pat Richardson – be sealed.
King County Superior Court Judge Kimberley Prochnau ruled March 19 that the investigative report can be released to The News Tribune because it was not subject to attorney-client privilege.
She stayed her ruling to allow for an appeal and later ruled that the two e-mails could be unsealed. Prochnau gave Morgan until April 16 to appeal her ruling and file for another stay.
In Morgan’s appellate court filings, he contends all the documents are protected by attorney-client privilege and should not be released. A hearing is scheduled for April 11.
Steve Maynard, The News Tribune
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