Jan 18th Draft Reports
| Submitted | April 21, 2023 |
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From: Atlanta Community Press Collective
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All draft or in progress versions of the final incident report concerning the death of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán on January 18th 2023. The final version can be found here for your reference: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/atlanta-325/11823-incident-report-department-of-public-safety-georgia-state-patrol-139579/#file-1076552
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not 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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Atlanta Community Press Collective
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 21, 2023. 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: Department Of Public Safety, Georgia State Patrol
Please provide your first and last name.
Thank you,
Patience Patterson
Project Data Analyst
Georgia Department of Public Safety
Legal Services Department
959 E. United Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30316
Open Records main line: 404-624- 7591
Fax: 404-624-7529
openrecords@gsp.net<mailto:openrecords@gsp.net>
Eports:
gadps-eports.net
My Records Center - Georgia Department of Public Safety
https://eports.gamccd.net/orportal
As per the DPS Charging Chart Please See https://dps.georgia.gov/charging-fees-open-records-requests.
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From: Department Of Public Safety, Georgia State Patrol
Your request has been submitted,your request number is OTHE16416923.
You can check your request status by going to http://gadps-eports.net and entering your request number in the search bar.
You will receive an email once your request has been completed
Here is the DPS Charging Chart for your reference https://dps.georgia.gov/charging-fees-open-records-requests
Thank you
Open Records Unit
Georgia Department of Public Safety
From: Department Of Public Safety, Georgia State Patrol
Good afternoon,
We are in receipt of your open records request. DPS will seek reimbursement for reasonable fees pursuant to our charging chart and consistent with Georgia law. For fee information, please see O.C.G.A. §50-18-71. We anticipate providing a copy of any available, releasable records within a minimum one week.
Thank you,
Nkenge Green
Attorney Manager, Open Records Unit
Legal Services Division
Georgia Department of Public Safety
959 United Avenue SE
Atlanta, Georgia 30316
Phone: 404-624-7591
Fax: 404-624-7529
ngreen@gsp.net<mailto:ngreen@gsp.net>
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https://eports.gamccd.net/orportal
From: Department Of Public Safety, Georgia State Patrol
Dear MuckRock Requestor:
Your open records request was referred to me for response on behalf of the Georgia Department of Public Safety. Your request was received via email on April 24, 2023 (during our published, business hours), received a reference number, DPS00065326, and is included in the chain below for ease of reference.
As a preliminary matter, MuckRock has outstanding invoices for the production of documents by this Department. Thus, all further production tasks undertaken by this Department for MuckRock requests require prepayment until the total outstanding balance is paid in full. See O.C.G.A. 50-18-72(d).
Concerning your particular MuckRock request, we have inquired about the status of the criminal matter and determined that the information you seek is not subject to disclosure at this time. We believe the following exception set forth by the Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, applies:
(a) Public disclosure shall not be required for records that are:
. . .
(4) Records of law enforcement, prosecution, or regulatory agencies in any pending investigation or prosecution of criminal or unlawful activity, other than initial police arrest reports and initial incident reports; provided, however, that an investigation or prosecution shall no longer be deemed to be pending when all direct litigation involving such investigation and prosecution has become final or otherwise terminated;. . . .
Given the current pending status, you must either provide an order signed by the Judge presiding over the criminal case for specific release or the written authorization from the designated prosecutor or solicitor, together with the estimated reimbursement costs of $12. If you receive written authorization, we will open a new file and undertake new production tasks to process your request. However, at this time, we are closing request DPS00065326.
Thank you and let us know if we can be of any future assistance.
Sincerely,
Joan G. Crumpler
Director
Legal Services Division
Georgia Department of Public Safety
959 United Ave., S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30316
Submit your records request online: https://eports.gamccd.net/orportal
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