FOI Request
Hunter S. Thompson FBI records
Requested by CodyWinchester on Jan. 22, 2012 for the National Archives and Records Administration of United States of America and fufilled on Feb. 9, 2012
Status: Awaiting Response, past due by 3 months
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From Cody Winchester on Jan. 22, 2012:
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Please search the FBI’s indices to the Central Records System for information responsive to this request: all FBI records related to Hunter Stockton Thompson, an American author and journalist, born July 18, 1937 Lexington, KY, died Feb. 20, 2005, Woody Creek, CO ( for proof of death, see, e.g., http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/22/books/22thompson.html?ref=huntersthompson).
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
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. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Cody Winchester
From "Sobonya, David P." <David.Sobonya@ic.fbi.gov> to Cody Winchester on Jan. 23, 2012:
Dear Cody Winchester,
The FBI has received your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy (FOI/PA) request and it will be forwarded to the Work Process Unit or a Single Station Disclosure Team for review. Your request will be processed under the provisions of FOI/PA and a response will be mailed to you at a later date.
Requests for fee waivers and expedited processing will be addressed once your request has been assigned an FOI/PA request number. You will receive written notification of the FBI’s decision.
Information regarding the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy is available at http://www.fbi.gov/ or http://www.fbi.gov/foia/. Upon receipt of an FOI/PA Request Number, you can check the status of your request online at: http://www.fbi.gov/foia/, and by clicking on the ‘Check Status of Your FOI/PA Request’ link under the (Records Available Now) section. If you require additional assistance please contact the Public Information Officer.
Thank you,
David P. Sobonya
Public Information Officer/Legal Admin. Specialist
Front Office
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS)
FBI-Records Management Division
170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843
Direct: (540) 868-4286
PIO Number: (540) 868-4593
Fax: (540) 868-4391/4997
From Cody Winchester to Federal Bureau of Investigation <David.Sobonya@ic.fbi.gov> on Jan. 24, 2012:
I would like to specify that the FBI should search all field offices as well as HQ for these records; to search the older, manual indices as well as the automated indices; and to include cross-references.
From "Sobonya, David P." <David.Sobonya@ic.fbi.gov> to Cody Winchester on Jan. 24, 2012:
Dear Cody Winchester,
The FBI has received your additional correspondence regarding your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy (FOI/PA) request and it has been forwarded to the Work Process Unit or the assigned Disclosure analyst for review. A response will be forthcoming.
Additional information regarding the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy may be accessed at http://www.fbi.gov/ or http://www.fbi.gov/foia/.
If you require additional assistance please contact me.
Thank you,
David P. Sobonya
Public Information Officer/Legal Admin. Specialist
Front Office
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS)
FBI-Records Management Division
170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843
Direct: (540) 868-4286
PIO Number: (540) 868-4593
Fax: (540) 868-4391/4997
From Federal Bureau of Investigation on Jan. 26, 2012:
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From Federal Bureau of Investigation on Feb. 9, 2012:
A no responsive documents response, stating that potentially responsive documents were destroyed and/or sent to the National Archives.
From Cody Winchester to Federal Bureau of Investigation <foia@nara.gov> on Feb. 24, 2012:
Hi,
The Federal Bureau of Investigations stated that potentially responsive documents to the following request might be located at the Archives, under file 100-DN-9353.
Thanks for your help in located these files.
From MuckRock.com to National Archives and Records Administration <foia@nara.gov> on May 8, 2012:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #1181055-000.
Thank you for your help.
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