MLB correspondence with Davie PD regarding Aroldis Chapman
| Submitted | Sept. 11, 2023 |
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From: Bradford William Davis
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
All phone, text or email correspondence between your department and Major League Baseball (MLB) staff referencing Aroldis Chapman (DOB: 2/28/1988) between 10/30/2015-3/1/2016.
While correspondence between your department and MLB staffers may include conversations beyond the following names, I've provided these people to assist with your search:
Moira Weinberg:
moira.weinberg@mlb.com
Rick Burnham
rick.burnham@mlb.com
We're also seeking a FOIA log for related requests regarding Aroldis Chapman's October 2015 police report. We want:
1) The log or file number
2) The date the request was received
3) The name of the persons/organization (besides ourselves) making requests related to the above
4) A description of the information sought
5) The date the response was sent
6) The type of response your office sent (granted, denied or partial release)
If you determine that some but not all the information is exempt from disclosure and that you intend to withhold it, I ask that you redact it for the time being and make the rest available on a rolling basis. In any event, please provide a signed notification citing the legal authorities on which you rely if you determine that any information is exempt and will not be disclosed.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge and processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
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 also ask that our request be filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available (email: holler@bwd.nyc and yelenadzhanova@gmail.com) – if not, secure file transfer, thumb drive, or CD-ROM. I am also available via phone at 718.360.6359 to discuss any questions you have about the request.
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,
Bradford Davis and Yelena Dzhanova
From: Bradford William Davis
Hi, I am amending my earlier request to include:
-- All 911 calls (including call logs, audio and transcripts) arrest reports, and investigative records (including chronological records of events, property and evidence logs, witness lists, interview notes from officers examining the case, photos and videos included in the case file, search warrant affidavits, case summaries, and charges recommended to the prosecuting agency) referencing Aroldis Chapman (DOB: 2/28/1988) between 10/30/2015 and the date this request is received.
From: Davie Police Department
Good afternoon,
Please be advised that we are in receipt of you request for information below.
Your request will be processed accordingly. We will advise you if there are any associated costs, and/or if a deposit is necessary.
[Town Logo]<https://www.davie-fl.gov/>
Gillian Brewster, CMC
Assistant Town Clerk
Town of Davie
8800 SW 36th Street, Davie, FL, 33328
T: 954-797-1018|E: gbrewster@davie-fl.gov<mailto:gbrewster@davie-fl.gov>
To submit a Public Records Request:
www.davie-fl.gov/GovQA<http://www.davie-fl.gov/GovQA>
[Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/TownOfDavie/> [Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/townofdavie/> [Icon Description automatically generated] <http://www.twitter.com/Townofdavie> [Youtube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClAfziZQ5Gra8DrGRzyq37w> [Shape, arrow Description automatically generated] <https://nextdoor.com/agency-detail/fl/davie/town-of-davie/> [Public Records Management - GovQA - Now Part of Granicus] <https://daviefl.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/(S(r1ejtuck04x0ufvxoqv2r1jz))/supporthome.aspx>
NOTICE: Effective Aug. 3, 2023, the Town of Davie's new hours of operation are Mon-Thurs, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Municipal offices will be closed Fri-Sun. 911 and emergency utility services are unimpacted. Learn more at www.davie-fl.gov/NewHours<http://www.davie-fl.gov/NewHours>.
Please note: The Town of Davie is a public agency. The law provides that any records made or received by any public agency during its official business are available for inspection, unless specifically exempted by the Legislature (Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes). E-mail messages are covered under such laws and thus subject to disclosure.
DO NOT submit sensitive information through an email. Due to medical privacy laws and other exemptions, State and Federal laws prohibit us from providing medical records through email. To ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (45 CFR Part 160 and 164). Please send us a fax at 954-797-1087 and/or contact our office at 954-797-1023.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 11, 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: Davie Police Department
Good morning,
I am working on your request for records. Once all the documents have been compiled and reviewed for any exemptions in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes, I will notify you.
Thank you,
[Town Logo]<https://www.davie-fl.gov/>
Gillian Brewster, CMC
Assistant Town Clerk
Town of Davie
8800 SW 36th Street, Davie, FL, 33328
T: 954-797-1018|E: gbrewster@davie-fl.gov<mailto:gbrewster@davie-fl.gov>
To submit a Public Records Request:
www.davie-fl.gov/GovQA<http://www.davie-fl.gov/GovQA>
[Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/TownOfDavie/> [Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/townofdavie/> [Icon Description automatically generated] <http://www.twitter.com/Townofdavie> [Youtube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClAfziZQ5Gra8DrGRzyq37w> [Shape, arrow Description automatically generated] <https://nextdoor.com/agency-detail/fl/davie/town-of-davie/> [Public Records Management - GovQA - Now Part of Granicus] <https://daviefl.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/(S(r1ejtuck04x0ufvxoqv2r1jz))/supporthome.aspx>
NOTICE: Effective Aug. 3, 2023, the Town of Davie's new hours of operation are Mon-Thurs, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Municipal offices will be closed Fri-Sun. 911 and emergency utility services are unimpacted. Learn more at www.davie-fl.gov/NewHours<http://www.davie-fl.gov/NewHours>.
Please note: The Town of Davie is a public agency. The law provides that any records made or received by any public agency during its official business are available for inspection, unless specifically exempted by the Legislature (Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes). E-mail messages are covered under such laws and thus subject to disclosure.
DO NOT submit sensitive information through an email. Due to medical privacy laws and other exemptions, State and Federal laws prohibit us from providing medical records through email. To ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (45 CFR Part 160 and 164). Please send us a fax at 954-797-1087 and/or contact our office at 954-797-1023.
From: Davie Police Department
Good afternoon,
Please be advised that this request yielded a large number of documents, therefore, I am still working through reviewing them an applying any exemptions in accordance with Chapter 119 of Florida Statutes. As soon as I have completed this, the records will be sent to you.
Thank you,
[Town Logo]<https://www.davie-fl.gov/>
Gillian Brewster, CMC
Assistant Town Clerk
Town of Davie
8800 SW 36th Street, Davie, FL, 33328
T: 954-797-1018|E: gbrewster@davie-fl.gov<mailto:gbrewster@davie-fl.gov>
To submit a Public Records Request:
www.davie-fl.gov/GovQA<http://www.davie-fl.gov/GovQA>
[Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/TownOfDavie/> [Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/townofdavie/> [Icon Description automatically generated] <http://www.twitter.com/Townofdavie> [Youtube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClAfziZQ5Gra8DrGRzyq37w> [Shape, arrow Description automatically generated] <https://nextdoor.com/agency-detail/fl/davie/town-of-davie/> [Public Records Management - GovQA - Now Part of Granicus] <https://daviefl.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/(S(r1ejtuck04x0ufvxoqv2r1jz))/supporthome.aspx>
NOTICE: Effective Aug. 3, 2023, the Town of Davie's new hours of operation are Mon-Thurs, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Municipal offices will be closed Fri-Sun. 911 and emergency utility services are unimpacted. Learn more at www.davie-fl.gov/NewHours<http://www.davie-fl.gov/NewHours>.
Please note: The Town of Davie is a public agency. The law provides that any records made or received by any public agency during its official business are available for inspection, unless specifically exempted by the Legislature (Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes). E-mail messages are covered under such laws and thus subject to disclosure.
DO NOT submit sensitive information through an email. Due to medical privacy laws and other exemptions, State and Federal laws prohibit us from providing medical records through email. To ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (45 CFR Part 160 and 164). Please send us a fax at 954-797-1087 and/or contact our office at 954-797-1023.
From: Davie Police Department
A fix is required to perfect the request. Postmark: September 20, 2023
From: Bradford William Davis
Hi Gillian,
Thank you for these. As a reminder, we also requested two other items.
One was correspondence between your department and Major League Baseball. From my initial email:
**All phone, text or email correspondence between your department and Major League Baseball (MLB) staff referencing Aroldis Chapman (DOB: 2/28/1988) between 10/30/2015-3/1/2016. While correspondence between your department and MLB staffers may include conversations beyond the following names, I've provided these people to assist with your search:Moira Weinberg:
moira.weinberg@mlb.com
Rick Burnham
rick.burnham@mlb.com
***
I can also add one more MLB contact likely to have engaged with your department to assist with your search:
Nelson Tejada: nelson.tejada@mlb.com.
My other request was a FOIA log for other Aroldis Chapman-related requests.
Were you able to find:
1) any responsive emails, calls, interviews etc. with MLB referencing Chapman during the dates I provided? and/or
2) a FOIA log detailing other requesters?
Regardless, thank you!
From: Bradford William Davis
Hi Gillian,
Thank you for these. As a reminder, we also requested two other items.
One was correspondence between your department and Major League Baseball. From my initial email:
**All phone, text or email correspondence between your department and Major League Baseball (MLB) staff referencing Aroldis Chapman (DOB: 2/28/1988) between 10/30/2015-3/1/2016. While correspondence between your department and MLB staffers may include conversations beyond the following names, I've provided these people to assist with your search:Moira Weinberg:
moira.weinberg@mlb.com
Rick Burnham
rick.burnham@mlb.com
***
I can also add one more MLB contact likely to have engaged with your department to assist with your search:
Nelson Tejada: nelson.tejada@mlb.com.
My other request was a FOIA log for other Aroldis Chapman-related requests.
Were you able to find:
1) any responsive emails, calls, interviews etc. with MLB referencing Chapman during the dates I provided? and/or
2) a FOIA log detailing other requesters?
Regardless, thank you!
From: Davie Police Department
Good afternoon,
I conducted a search for communication according to the information you provided which yielded no results.
[Town Logo]<https://www.davie-fl.gov/>
Gillian Brewster, CMC
Assistant Town Clerk
Town of Davie
8800 SW 36th Street, Davie, FL, 33328
T: 954-797-1018|E: gbrewster@davie-fl.gov<mailto:gbrewster@davie-fl.gov>
To submit a Public Records Request:
www.davie-fl.gov/GovQA<http://www.davie-fl.gov/GovQA>
[Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/TownOfDavie/> [Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/townofdavie/> [Icon Description automatically generated] <http://www.twitter.com/Townofdavie> [Youtube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClAfziZQ5Gra8DrGRzyq37w> [Shape, arrow Description automatically generated] <https://nextdoor.com/agency-detail/fl/davie/town-of-davie/> [Public Records Management - GovQA - Now Part of Granicus] <https://daviefl.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/(S(r1ejtuck04x0ufvxoqv2r1jz))/supporthome.aspx>
NOTICE: Effective Aug. 3, 2023, the Town of Davie's new hours of operation are Mon-Thurs, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Municipal offices will be closed Fri-Sun. 911 and emergency utility services are unimpacted. Learn more at www.davie-fl.gov/NewHours<http://www.davie-fl.gov/NewHours>.
Please note: The Town of Davie is a public agency. The law provides that any records made or received by any public agency during its official business are available for inspection, unless specifically exempted by the Legislature (Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes). E-mail messages are covered under such laws and thus subject to disclosure.
DO NOT submit sensitive information through an email. Due to medical privacy laws and other exemptions, State and Federal laws prohibit us from providing medical records through email. To ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (45 CFR Part 160 and 164). Please send us a fax at 954-797-1087 and/or contact our office at 954-797-1023.
From: Bradford William Davis
Thanks again, Gillian.
Are you able to provide a log with other requesters? Or are you saying we're the only party to request information regarding this incident.
From: Davie Police Department
Good afternoon,
The records you requested have been provided via a secured Dropbox folder. The link to the folder is below:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/283u7ddkjmjblu6wh6h3w/h?rlkey=b8a8mx0mle6i68hu4sguz5893&dl=0
The records have been reviewed and redacted in accordance with Florida Statute 119.071, F.S.
Thank you,
[Town Logo]<https://www.davie-fl.gov/>
Gillian Brewster, CMC
Assistant Town Clerk
Town of Davie
8800 SW 36th Street, Davie, FL, 33328
T: 954-797-1018|E: gbrewster@davie-fl.gov<mailto:gbrewster@davie-fl.gov>
To submit a Public Records Request:
www.davie-fl.gov/GovQA<http://www.davie-fl.gov/GovQA>
[Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/TownOfDavie/> [Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/townofdavie/> [Icon Description automatically generated] <http://www.twitter.com/Townofdavie> [Youtube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClAfziZQ5Gra8DrGRzyq37w> [Shape, arrow Description automatically generated] <https://nextdoor.com/agency-detail/fl/davie/town-of-davie/> [Public Records Management - GovQA - Now Part of Granicus] <https://daviefl.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/(S(r1ejtuck04x0ufvxoqv2r1jz))/supporthome.aspx>
NOTICE: Effective Aug. 3, 2023, the Town of Davie's new hours of operation are Mon-Thurs, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Municipal offices will be closed Fri-Sun. 911 and emergency utility services are unimpacted. Learn more at www.davie-fl.gov/NewHours<http://www.davie-fl.gov/NewHours>.
Please note: The Town of Davie is a public agency. The law provides that any records made or received by any public agency during its official business are available for inspection, unless specifically exempted by the Legislature (Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes). E-mail messages are covered under such laws and thus subject to disclosure.
DO NOT submit sensitive information through an email. Due to medical privacy laws and other exemptions, State and Federal laws prohibit us from providing medical records through email. To ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (45 CFR Part 160 and 164). Please send us a fax at 954-797-1087 and/or contact our office at 954-797-1023.
From: Davie Police Department
Good morning,
My apologies, there was one request made by the NY post, the email should have been uploaded into the Dropbox file. I just reuploaded it now for your access.
[Town Logo]<https://www.davie-fl.gov/>
Gillian Brewster, CMC
Assistant Town Clerk
Town of Davie
8800 SW 36th Street, Davie, FL, 33328
T: 954-797-1018|E: gbrewster@davie-fl.gov<mailto:gbrewster@davie-fl.gov>
To submit a Public Records Request:
www.davie-fl.gov/GovQA<http://www.davie-fl.gov/GovQA>
[Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/TownOfDavie/> [Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/townofdavie/> [Icon Description automatically generated] <http://www.twitter.com/Townofdavie> [Youtube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClAfziZQ5Gra8DrGRzyq37w> [Shape, arrow Description automatically generated] <https://nextdoor.com/agency-detail/fl/davie/town-of-davie/> [Public Records Management - GovQA - Now Part of Granicus] <https://daviefl.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/(S(r1ejtuck04x0ufvxoqv2r1jz))/supporthome.aspx>
NOTICE: Effective Aug. 3, 2023, the Town of Davie's new hours of operation are Mon-Thurs, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Municipal offices will be closed Fri-Sun. 911 and emergency utility services are unimpacted. Learn more at www.davie-fl.gov/NewHours<http://www.davie-fl.gov/NewHours>.
Please note: The Town of Davie is a public agency. The law provides that any records made or received by any public agency during its official business are available for inspection, unless specifically exempted by the Legislature (Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes). E-mail messages are covered under such laws and thus subject to disclosure.
DO NOT submit sensitive information through an email. Due to medical privacy laws and other exemptions, State and Federal laws prohibit us from providing medical records through email. To ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (45 CFR Part 160 and 164). Please send us a fax at 954-797-1087 and/or contact our office at 954-797-1023.
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