BlueLeaks (Cincinnati Police Department)
| Multi Request | BlueLeaks |
| Submitted | June 25, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Ohio Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. Documents mentioning, describing or generated in response to the BlueLeaks release, the preceding hack or subsequent fallout, including but not limited to:
* Damage assessments
* Emails
* Interagency communications (local, state, or federal)
* Communications with the press about BlueLeaks
* Communications with Twitter or other social media or sharing platforms
2. Documents mentioning or describing Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets)
You may limit this request to records generated between November 1, 2018 and the present.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.
As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.
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,
Emma Best
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 25, 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 Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 25, 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 Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 25, 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: Cincinnati Police Department
Good morning,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your below public records request which was forwarded to the Law Department on August 10, 2020. Ohio law requires the City to respond to your request in a reasonable amount of time based on the circumstances of your request and whether legal review of the records is appropriate. The City will review your request and contact you if we have any questions or need to clarify your request.
Thanks!
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Jennifer A. Strobel
Paralegal
Law Department
801 Plum Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 25, 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: Cincinnati Police Department
Good morning,
The City has no records responsive to your request. We will close our file on this request. Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
Zach
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Zach Southwood
Assistant City Solicitor
General Counsel Section
Law Department
513/352-3317 (office) | 513/352-1515 (fax)
Zach.Southwood@cincinnati-oh.gov<mailto:zach.southwood@cincinnati-oh.gov>
NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission is for the use of the named individual or entity to which it is directed and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. It is not to be transmitted to or received by anyone other than the named addressee (or a person authorized to deliver it to the named addressee). It is not to be copied or forwarded to any unauthorized persons. If you have received this electronic mail transmission in error, delete it from your system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by replying via email or by calling the City of Cincinnati Law Department at (513) 352-3334, so that our address record can be corrected.
From: Cincinnati Police Department
Good morning,
After reviewing its records, the City has determined it has no records responsive to your public records request below. The City will close its file on this matter. Thank you for your patience.
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Zach Southwood
Assistant City Solicitor
General Counsel Section
Law Department
513/352-3317 (office) | 513/352-1515 (fax)
Zach.Southwood@cincinnati-oh.gov<mailto:zach.southwood@cincinnati-oh.gov>
NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission is for the use of the named individual or entity to which it is directed and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. It is not to be transmitted to or received by anyone other than the named addressee (or a person authorized to deliver it to the named addressee). It is not to be copied or forwarded to any unauthorized persons. If you have received this electronic mail transmission in error, delete it from your system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by replying via email or by calling the City of Cincinnati Law Department at (513) 352-3334, so that our address record can be corrected.
