FOI Request
Police public records request log
Requested by pmocek on Sept. 29, 2011 for the Police Department of Seattle, WA
Status: Awaiting Response, past due by 4 months, 2 weeks
From Phil Mocek on Sept. 29, 2011:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:
The log of public records requests received by Seattle Police Department, current status and resolution of those requests. If this record exists in electronic format, I request receipt of it as such, not a scan of a printed copy of the record.
I also request that, if possible, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com. Please fulfill the request electronically, by e-mail attachment if possible or CD-ROM if not, and let me know of any fees that will be assessed.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Phil Mocek
From "SPD-PDR, SPD" <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov> to Phil Mocek on Oct. 5, 2011:
October 5, 2011
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2011-3117
Dear Mr. Mocek:
This letter is in response to your public disclosure request dated September 29, 2011 and received by the Seattle Police Department on September 29, 2011 for the Public Disclosure Log.
Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that we have received your public disclosure request, and we anticipate it may take up to 8 weeks from the date of this notification to respond. Therefore we anticipate a response to you on or about December 5, 2011.
This additional time is used to research this request, collect responsive records, and/or prepare records for dissemination. Please note: Seattle Police Department currently receives approximately 5,000 public disclosure requests annually. The current volume of Public Disclosure Requests combined with SPD staffing and City-wide budget cuts requires this additional time.
If you have any questions or need further assistance with this request, please contact the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Sincerely,
John Diaz
Chief of Police
Tricia Colin
Administrative Specialist II
Public Request Unit
JD:tc
From Phil Mocek to Police Department <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov> on Nov. 29, 2011:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From "SPD-PDR, SPD" <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov> to Phil Mocek on Dec. 1, 2011:
Good morning,
We anticipate a response you on or about 12/05/2011.
Regards,
Jason Hardi #6563
Admin. Spec. II
Seattle Police Dept.
Public Request Unit
206-684-5454 Opt. 9
From "SPD-PDR, SPD" <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov> on Dec. 5, 2011:
The log of public records requests received by Seattle Police Department, current status and resolution of those requests.
From "SPD-PDR, SPD" <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov> to Phil Mocek on Dec. 5, 2011:
PDR # P2011-3117
Mr. Mocek:
This email is in further response to your public disclosure request dated September 29, 2011 for " the log of public records requests received by SPD, current status and resolution of those requests". The Department has interpreted your request to be for the following items regarding our public disclosure requests: public disclosure request #, Date Received and Date resolved for the year 2011, since you did not specify a time frame. If there is not a date entered into the "date resolved" column, that means that the request is still open/not completed yet. Please see attached responsive record. If the Department has interpreted your request incorrectly, please clarify your request.
You may file a written appeal of this response with the Chief of Police within ten (10) business days from the date of this letter. Please include your name and address and a copy of this letter together with a brief statement identifying the basis of the appeal. Please mail or deliver your appeal to:
Chief of Police
Seattle Police Department
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
This concludes the Department's response to your request.
If you have any questions, you can contact the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Thank you,
Sheila
Sheila Friend Gray
Public Request Unit Manager
Seattle Police Department
206-733-9313
Sheila.FriendGray@Seattle.gov
From Phil Mocek to Police Department <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov> on Dec. 9, 2011:
On December 5, 2011, Sheila Friend Gray at Seattle Police Department wrote, "The Department has interpreted your request to be for the following items regarding our public disclosure requests: public disclosure request #, Date Received and Date resolved for the year 2011. [...] If the Department has interpreted your request incorrectly, please clarify your request."
On September 23, 2011, at 11:46 a.m., I asked via e-mail, "Does SPD keep a log of public records requests received, current status, resolution, etc.?" On September 29, 2011, at 10:24 a.m., Tricia Colin at SPD replied via e-mail, "Yes, SPD does keep a log of public records requests received, current status, resolution, etc."
I reiterate my request for that record. I did not ask for a record to be created, or for access to a subset of a record. Please do not interpret my request to be a request for anything less than the entire log to which Ms. Colin referred.
From MuckRock.com to Police Department <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov> on Jan. 10, 2012:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From Police Department to Phil Mocek on Jan. 13, 2012:
Good Morning Mr. Mocek,
We will consider this as a new request , since you never clarified your old request. Please expect a response on or about February 16, 2012.
Regards,
Jason Hardi #6563
Admin. Spec. II
Seattle Police Dept.
Public Request Unit
206-684-5454 Opt. 9
From "SPD-PDR, SPD" <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov> to Phil Mocek on Feb. 16, 2012:
PDR # P2012-128
Mr. Mocek:
This email is in response to your public disclosure request. The Department is interpreting your request to be for additional fields from the Department's Legal Log, as it relates to public disclosure requests. The Department is reading your request broadly and as such is providing you with additional fields that may be of no interest to you.
The Department will be mailing this information to you on a CD to the address listed on the bottom of this email string.
You may file a written appeal of this response with the Chief of Police within ten (10) business days from the date of this letter. Please include your name and address and a copy of this letter together with a brief statement identifying the basis of the appeal. Please mail or deliver your appeal to:
Chief of Police
Seattle Police Department
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
If you have any questions, you can contact our Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Thank you,
Sheila
Sheila Friend Gray
Public Disclosure Unit Manager
Seattle Police Department
206-733-9313
Sheila.FriendGray@Seattle.gov
---Original Message-----
From: Hardi, Jason On Behalf Of SPD-PDR, SPD
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 10:54 AM
To: 836-14063802@requests.muckrock.com<mailto:836-14063802@requests.muckrock.com>
Subject: RE: Follow up to Freedom of Information Request: Police public records request log
Good Morning Mr. Mocek,
We will consider this as a new request , since you never clarified your old request. Please expect a response on or about February 16, 2012.
Regards,
Jason Hardi #6563
Admin. Spec. II
Seattle Police Dept.
Public Request Unit
206-684-5454 Opt. 9
-----Original Message-----
From: 836-14063802@requests.muckrock.com<mailto:836-14063802@requests.muckrock.com> [mailto:836-14063802@requests.muckrock.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 2:01 AM
To: SPD-PDR, SPD
Subject: Follow up to Freedom of Information Request: Police public records request log
January 10, 2012
Police Department
ATTN: PUBLIC REQUEST UNIT
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
PO BOX 34986
SEATTLE WA 98124-4986
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
---
On Dec. 9, 2011:
On December 5, 2011, Sheila Friend Gray at Seattle Police Department wrote, "The Department has interpreted your request to be for the following items regarding our public disclosure requests: public disclosure request #, Date Received and Date resolved for the year 2011. [...] If the Department has interpreted your request incorrectly, please clarify your request."
On September 23, 2011, at 11:46 a.m., I asked via e-mail, "Does SPD keep a log of public records requests received, current status, resolution, etc.?" On September 29, 2011, at 10:24 a.m., Tricia Colin at SPD replied via e-mail, "Yes, SPD does keep a log of public records requests received, current status, resolution, etc."
I reiterate my request for that record. I did not ask for a record to be created, or for access to a subset of a record. Please do not interpret my request to be a request for anything less than the entire log to which Ms. Colin referred.
---
On Dec. 5, 2011:
PDR # P2011-3117
Mr. Mocek:
This email is in further response to your public disclosure request dated September 29, 2011 for " the log of public records requests received by SPD, current status and resolution of those requests". The Department has interpreted your request to be for the following items regarding our public disclosure requests: public disclosure request #, Date Received and Date resolved for the year 2011, since you did not specify a time frame. If there is not a date entered into the "date resolved" column, that means that the request is still open/not completed yet. Please see attached responsive record. If the Department has interpreted your request incorrectly, please clarify your request.
You may file a written appeal of this response with the Chief of Police within ten (10) business days from the date of this letter. Please include your name and address and a copy of this letter together with a brief statement identifying the basis of the appeal. Please mail or deliver your appeal to:
Chief of Police
Seattle Police Department
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
This concludes the Department's response to your request.
If you have any questions, you can contact the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Thank you,
Sheila
Sheila Friend Gray
Public Request Unit Manager
Seattle Police Department
206-733-9313
Sheila.FriendGray@Seattle.gov<mailto:Sheila.FriendGray@Seattle.gov>
---
On Dec. 1, 2011:
Good morning,
We anticipate a response you on or about 12/05/2011.
Regards,
Jason Hardi #6563
Admin. Spec. II
Seattle Police Dept.
Public Request Unit
206-684-5454 Opt. 9
---
On Nov. 29, 2011:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
---
On Oct. 5, 2011:
October 5, 2011
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2011-3117
Dear Mr. Mocek:
This letter is in response to your public disclosure request dated September 29, 2011 and received by the Seattle Police Department on September 29, 2011 for the Public Disclosure Log.
Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that we have received your public disclosure request, and we anticipate it may take up to 8 weeks from the date of this notification to respond. Therefore we anticipate a response to you on or about December 5, 2011.
This additional time is used to research this request, collect responsive records, and/or prepare records for dissemination. Please note: Seattle Police Department currently receives approximately 5,000 public disclosure requests annually. The current volume of Public Disclosure Requests combined with SPD staffing and City-wide budget cuts requires this additional time.
If you have any questions or need further assistance with this request, please contact the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Sincerely,
John Diaz
Chief of Police
Tricia Colin
Administrative Specialist II
Public Request Unit
JD:tc
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On Sept. 29, 2011:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:
The log of public records requests received by Seattle Police Department, current status and resolution of those requests. If this record exists in electronic format, I request receipt of it as such, not a scan of a printed copy of the record.
I also request that, if possible, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com. Please fulfill the request electronically, by e-mail attachment if possible or CD-ROM if not, and let me know of any fees that will be assessed.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Phil Mocek
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): 836-14063802@requests.muckrock.com<mailto:836-14063802@requests.muckrock.com>
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MuckRock News
DEPT MR 836
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
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