City of Kodiak, Appellant v. Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation, Appellee.

Summary

The court held that KMXT was not entitled to full attorney's fees under the constitutional-claim fee statute because its complaint asserted only statutory Public Records Act rights and it did not raise a constitutional claim until seeking fees. The court reversed the fee award and remanded for an award under Civil Rule 82, requiring exclusion of municipal sales tax and fees for duplicative, unnecessary, frivolous, or unrelated work. The court also required any departure from the standard Rule 82 schedule to be supported by stated reasons.