Request For The Entire File on William F. Howard, Former Maryland Assistant Attorney General
| Submitted | May 10, 2020 |
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Communications
From: Don Stone
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York FOIL Act, I hereby request the following records:
To: SUNY
FOIL Officer
Corinne Fauchon
University at Albany
University Hall 212
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
Phone: (518) 956-8038
FOIL@albany.edu
This request is for information on former employee of SUNY, lawyer, William F. Howard.
This request is being made under the New York Foil Law
I would like the entire file on Howard, if that is not available I would like the following specific items:
1. Please provide any photos from his file.
2. Howard's Curriculum Vitae or resume
3.A complete list and address of all job applicants that applied for this job.
4. Any documents that would explain why Howard got the job over the other applicant's.
5. A copy of the advertisement that Howard responded to in obtaining the job at SUNY.
6. Any letters of commendation/references from Howard's alleged associate's from Maryland, Charles Richard Longo Sr., Gilbert Sapperstein, Mark Cary Sapperstein, Joseph Curran Jr., David B. Mitchell, Lynne Battaglia, Dale Kelberman.
7. A copy of any contracts Howard had with Washington State.
8. A copy of his salary record such as starting pay to final payment.
9. A copy of his last paycheck, Howard was alleged to be the highest paid New York State public employee.
10. A copy of his resignation letter.
12. A copy of any action by the board of trustees asking Howard to resign.
In the event that there are fees, 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 number business days, as the statute requires.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, 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 the appropriate number of days.
Sincerely,
Donald Stone
From: University at Albany
Dear Requestor:
The University at Albany acknowledges its receipt of your Freedom of Information Law request. At this time however, we anticipate a substantial delay in processing the request due to the University's urgent and ongoing effort to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, including the required on-site staffing reductions to reduce the spread of infection. We anticipate responding to your request within 30 days. If additional time is needed beyond that, you will be contacted with a new timeframe.
Your request will be preserved in queue, therefore, you will not be required to follow-up or re-submit. We sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding in these evolving circumstances.
Best,
From: University at Albany
Dear Mr. Stone,
I believe that your request was meant for Foil@SUNY.edu, the SUNY (Central) System Administration FOIL Office; the email you have used (Foil@albany.edu<mailto:Foil@albany.edu>) is the email for the University campus at Albany, "University at Albany". Accordingly, I have forwarded your request to the SUNY Central System Administration FOIL officer, Winnie Yu. She will be in touch with you; If needed, her email is FOIL@SUNY.edu<mailto:FOIL@SUNY.edu> .
Note: For a list of all SUNY Foil officers you can go to https://www.suny.edu/contact/foil/campus-foil-officers/
I hope this is helpful to you.
Best,
Corinne
Corinne Fauchon | FOIL Records Access Officer
Office of Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance
University at Albany | State University of New York at Albany [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9a/42/c8/9a42c81259d79d0ceaea80c392c3cf4a.jpg]
University Hall 212 | 1400 Washington Avenue | Albany, New York 12222
EMAIL: FOIL@albany.edu<mailto:FOIL@albany.edu>
You may appeal this determination in part or in whole, in writing, citing any basis consistent with the Public Officers Law for release of the records within (30) days of your receipt hereof to:
Hank Bennett
SUNY FOIL Appeals Officer
State University of New York
State University Plaza
353 Broadway
Albany, NY 12246
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From:
Dear Mr. Stone,
SUNY acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Law request, which was initially sent to Corinne Fauchon, the FOIL Records Access Officer at University at Albany. At this time however, we expect a substantial delay in processing your request, due to the the system's urgent and ongoing efforts to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, which includes on-site staffing reductions to reduce the spread of infection.
We anticipate responding to your request within 30 days. If additional time is needed beyond that, you will be contacted with a new timeframe. Your request will be preserved in queue, so you do not need to follow-up or re-submit. We sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding in these evolving circumstances.
Thank you.
Winnie Yu
SUNY Records Access Officer
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Winnie Yu
Writer, Communications
SUNY Records Access Officer
The State University of New York
State University Plaza - Albany, New York 12246
Tel: 518.320.1379
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 10, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 10, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 10, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: University at Albany
Dear Mr. Stone,
I am writing in response to your FOIL request, seeking the personnel records of former SUNY counsel, William F. Howard.
Attached please find records responsive to your request. The other records you requested were either never in SUNY's possession or were duly disposed of pursuant to the applicable General Retention and Disposition Schedule for New York State Government Records.
If you wish to appeal this decision, you may do so by sending a FOIL appeal letter within thirty (30) days to:
Hank Bennett
SUNY FOIL Appeals Officer
State University Plaza
Albany, NY 12246
Sincerely,
Winnie Yu
SUNY Records Access Officer
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