By Donna Westfall – August 16, 2026 When you go to court, you expect the outcome to be a win or loss. However, when you look at the Harbor situation, it appears that both Linda Sutter, who sued the Harbor over not providing Public Records had a clear win while Harbormaster, Rademaker also states they had a clear win. How is this possible? Look over this ruling and understand that PEREMPTORY it is an adjective that means an order or manner expects total obedience right now. It leaves no room for questions, argument, or delay SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF DEL NORTE LINDA SUTTER, Petitioner, v. CRESCENT CITY HARBOR DISTRICT, et al., Respondents. Respondents. Case No. CV251022 [PROPOSED] PEREMPTORY WRIT OF MANDATE TO RESPONDENT CRESCENT CITY HARBOR DISTRICT: Judgment having been entered granting Petitioner Linda Sutter's Petition for Writ of Mandate under the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 7920.000 et seq., and pursuant to this Court's Ruling and Order Directing Issuance of Peremptory Writ of Mandate: YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to provide Petitioner Linda Sutter with a legible copy of the responsive text messages that an average citizen can understand, follow, and comprehend, including: Who sent and received the text messages; The actual content of the text messages; When the text messages were sent; and Consistent with Government Code section 7922.570(b)(1) and the Court's finding concerning the manner in which the text messages are held and viewed on the users' phones, the responsive text messages shall be provided in a legible electronic format in which they are held, including screenshots or an equivalent legible visual representation of the text-message conversations as displayed to the users, sufficient to permit an average citizen to understand, follow, and comprehend the conversations, and to prevent a word document fitting the Districts narrative where and if edits were made or redacted. 5. The responsive text messages shall be produced in a legible and understandable form consistent with this Court's Ruling and Order and the requirements of the California Public Records Act, per plaintiff’s request on January 28, 2025 where plaintiff requested screenshots of conversations between Rademaker, Evans, Schmidt and Nehmer from December 17, 2024 to January 6, 2025. 6. Pursuant to Government Code section 7922.575 and the Court's Ruling and Order, Petitioner shall bear the costs of duplication of the electronic records insofar as the disclosure requires data compilation, extraction, or programming to produce a legible record. 7. Respondent shall comply with this Writ and thereafter make and file a Return to the Writ demonstrating compliance with its commands. LET THE PEREMPTORY WRIT OF MANDATE ISSUE. DATED: ____________ D. McELFRESH Judge of the Superior Court Now, let's evaluate the response by Rademaker to their lawyer: Ryan Plotz at Mitchell Law Firm: