Director orders name‑variation search of sheriff's phone but denies broader dispatch audit in Broadbent v. Tooele County

The director directed Tooele County to run supplemental searches of Sheriff Wimmer's device using the petitioner's name variations (including shortened and misspelled forms) and to check any cloud backups of the sheriff's old phone, but he declined to order production of additional dispatch or booking‑audit records.

Broadbent had asked the county to produce Sheriff Wimmer's phone records and backups, full native dispatch records for four related calls (including a missing Feb. 25 dispatch), and audit records tied to booking number 40558 and arrest number 35933. County counsel Harris said they had conducted a reasonable search, invited Broadbent into his office to refine searches, and explained that CAD call sheets and Word/Notepad exports reflect the same data as PDF versions from their system (Spillman).

The director found Broadbent presented sufficient evidence to show that searching only by her last name was not reasonable given documented misspellings and instructed the county to perform targeted supplemental searches using the variations the petitioner identified. For the dispatch and booking claims, the director concluded the county had presented sufficient evidence that reasonable searches had already been conducted and denied that portion of relief. The director said he would issue a written decision within seven business days and reminded parties of the 30‑day appeal window.