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From: Todd Feathers

12/29/2020

Subject: New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act Request: Facial recognition/false arrest lawsuits

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1) Copies of any notices of potential legal action (such as an intent to sue letter), formal legal complaints, or comparable documents sent to the city's legal department/legal representative regarding cases of alleged misidentification by police facial recognition technology since Jan. 1, 2018. In the event the department does not have the record-keeping ability to locate cases relating to a category such as false identifications/arrests, I ask that you inquire with department employees who would be knowledgeable about such cases in order to identify responsive documents.

2) Any responses from the city or settlement documents relating to cases responsive to the above aspect of this request.

3) A list, database, spreadsheet, or comparable document detailing each false arrest lawsuit brought against the law enforcement department(s) represented by city's legal department since Jan. 1, 2018, including, where available, the name of the plaintiff, the name of the defendant, the court docket number, date filed, date settled/closed, settlement amount, and any other details available through the department's case management system.

I'm happy to discuss any aspect of this request, should further clarification be helpful.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and I intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest and not for any commercial purpose.

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 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers

From: Albuquerque City Clerk

12/29/2020

Subject: Your first record request #20-9405 has been opened.

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City of Albuquerque

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Hi there

Your first City of Albuquerque record request (request number #20-9405) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.

Greetings:

We have received your request for public records. Although we are acknowledging this request by this correspondence, we have determined your request is “excessively burdensome” and my office respectfully requests an “additional reasonable period of time” to complete the request. NMSA 1978, § 14-2-10. We have deemed your request “excessively burdensome” because at this time various City offices are closed or functioning at limited capacity due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, which is resulting in longer than normal fulfillment times.

While some requests for public records may take 45-60 days, we are working to fulfill requests where possible and may be able to fulfill your request sooner. We will be in touch shortly regarding the records you requested.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Ethan Watson

City Clerk

Request #20-9405.

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From: Albuquerque City Clerk

01/13/2021

Subject: [External Message Added] City of Albuquerque public records request #20-9405

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City of Albuquerque

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-9405:

Hello Mr. Feathers,

Please search the City's website for settlement cases, once you locate the settlements you would like produced, please let us know and we will provide the records to you:

https://cabq.legistar.com/Legislation.aspx; in the search field type in “litigation report”, next to that field is a drop down list for the time frame you want searched, if you want all years, select “All Years”, then click Search Legislation.

Respectfully,

Yvette Gurule

IPRA Specialist

From: Albuquerque City Clerk

02/08/2021

Subject: [External Message Added] City of Albuquerque public records request #20-9405

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City of Albuquerque

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-9405:

Hello Mr. Feathers,

Have you had a chance to review the City's litigation reports website that was provided to you on January 13, 2021? If not, please search that website for the settlements you are requesting so we can print them out and provide them to you.

Thank you,

Yvette Gurule

IPRA Specialist

From: Albuquerque City Clerk

04/19/2021

Subject: [External Message Added] City of Albuquerque public records request #20-9405

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City of Albuquerque

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-9405:

Hello Mr. Feathers,

If we do not hear from you by April 21, 2021, we will close your request.

Respectfully,

Yvette Gurule

IPRA Specialist

From: Albuquerque City Clerk

04/21/2021

Subject: Your City of Albuquerque public records request #20-9405 has been closed.

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City of Albuquerque

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Hi there

Record request #20-9405 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

Hello Mr. Feathers,

All responsive documents have been made available for inspection via the City's website, web address provided to you on 1/13/21. This request is now fulfilled and will be closed.

Respectfully,

Yvette Gurule

IPRA Specialist

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