High Tech Crime Consortium ListServ (Dane County Sheriff)

Emma North-Best filed this request with the Dane County Information Management of Dane County, WI.
Multi Request High Tech Crime Consortium ListServ
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From: Emma North-Best

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copies of emails sent to, from, or through the High Tech Crime Consortium ListServ. The emails may be identified by having one or more of the following:

* A sender with a display name of either "High Tech Crime Consortium Listserv" or "High Tech Crime Consortium"
* A subject containing either "HTCC" or "[HTCC]"
* Sent to or from an email address containing "htcc" or hightechcrimecops.org

You may limit this request to records generated between April 1, 1998 and the date of the processing of this request.

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.

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: Dane County Sheriff

All records are processed in the order they are received. Your request will be returned as quickly as possible. At this time we do not have an estimated time of completion.
-DCSO Records

From: Dane County Sheriff

A fix is required to perfect the request.

From: Dane County Sheriff

Good Morning,

Your request is currently with our records custodian waiting on approval for release. Typically our records take between two weeks and two months to be released depending on the records ahead of yours, as they are completed in the order in which they are received.

Thanks,
TF

Dane County Sheriff's Office Records
Sheriff.records@danesheriff.com<mailto:Sheriff.records@danesheriff.com>
(608)284-6827
[Sheriff]

From: Dane County Sheriff

Emma,

There was a letter sent out via mail on 9/10 regarding your request as it not our record.

Thanks,
TF

Dane County Sheriff's Office Records
Sheriff.records@danesheriff.com<mailto:Sheriff.records@danesheriff.com>
(608)284-6827
[Sheriff]

From: Emma North-Best

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copies of emails sent to, from, or through the High Tech Crime Consortium ListServ. The emails may be identified by having one or more of the following:

* A sender with a display name of either "High Tech Crime Consortium Listserv" or "High Tech Crime Consortium"
* A subject containing either "HTCC" or "[HTCC]"
* Sent to or from an email address containing "htcc" or hightechcrimecops.org

You may limit this request to records generated between April 1, 1998 and the date of the processing of this request.

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.

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: Dane County Information Management

To whom it may concern:

I am not the custodian of the records you have requested but have been asked to respond.

It is my understanding that the definition of "public record" does not include unsolicited email and emails from most listservs (see attached training material, page 8). Therefore, your request is denied.

Pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 19.35(4)(b), I am required to inform you that if you disagree with any determinations contained in this email, you may seek review by mandamus under Wis. Stats. § 19.37(1), or by application to the attorney general or a district attorney.

Dan Lowndes
Dane County Risk Manager
& Records Control Officer

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