Police Liability payout record request from Sun Sentinel (Boca Raton Police Department)

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February 17, 2021

This is a follow up to request number 2021-1025:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 29, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-1025.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

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On Feb. 2, 2021:
Subject: Records Request Confirmation
Thank you for submitting a request for records.

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On Jan. 29, 2021:
Subject: Records Request Confirmation
Thank you for submitting a request for records.

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Your request reference number is Request Number: 2021-1025.

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On Jan. 29, 2021:
Subject: Florida Sunshine Law Request: Police Liability payout record request from Sun Sentinel (Boca Raton Police Department)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

I hope this message finds you well. This is a public records request from a member of a media organization, pursuant to Florida Statute 119. In furtherance of an article investigating police misconduct payouts across the county over the past decades, we are seeking documents that show how much your municipal corporation, its legal representatives, or its liability insurance carriers have paid out in civil court since 01/01/2010 because of the actions of its police professionals.

To that end, we kindly request the electronic delivery of an excel spreadsheet with the following information:
- An identifying number for the claim
- The loss date
- An incident indicator description (such as “excessive force, k-9 bite, false arrest/imprisonment, etc.)
- Incurred expenses
- Incurred liability
- Incurred legal expenses
- Paid legal expenses
- Paid total
- Incurred total

This records pull should be interpreted to cover both federal and state court claims. If some of the above figures are not available because of your accounting practices, please endeavor to provide us with as full a picture as possible of the $$$ paid out by your municipality due to lawsuits against its police officers over the past ten years.

Upon request, we can provide a spreadsheet obtained from the BSO that can serve as an example and guide for what we are looking for. Please do feel free to reach out via email or phone should you have any questions.

Very Best
Mario Alejandro Ariza
Federal Courts Reporter
South Florida Sun Sentinel
786.210.6548

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Mario Ariza

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Good afternoon Mr. Ariza,

In response to your request, "...we are seeking documents that show how much your municipal corporation, its legal representatives, or its liability insurance carriers have paid out in civil court since 01/01/2010 because of the actions of its police professionals.", the City of Boca Raton is providing a copy of a list of Claims Against Law Enforcement.

* The responsive records are available through the attached link (your reference number, 2021-1174, and security key, # 962171, will be required). https://bocaratonfl.justfoia.com/publicportal

In the event you are seeking additional records, please advise.

As required by Fla. Stat. § 119.07, the City has responded to the public records request in good faith and has made reasonable efforts to timely identify all responsive records. We consider this request completed.

Regards,

Phillip W. Daly * Records Manager
City of Boca Raton * Office of the City Clerk
201 W. Palmetto Park Rd * Boca Raton, Fl 33432
P 561-393-7746 * pdaly@myboca.us<mailto:pdaly@myboca.us>

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