A Request for Bodycam Footage During a 158th Judicial District Court Hearing on September 8, 2021
| Tracking # |
S007323-100322 |
| Submitted | Sept. 30, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: DoNotConsent
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
I am requesting the audio and video footage from a bodycam worn by an Officer R. Brazell who was present during a court proceeding that was held on September 8. 2021 with the Defendant Eugene Irvin III between the hours of 12p - 2:45p in the 158th Judicial District Court of Denton County, Texas, Honorable Judge Steve Burgess presiding.
In addition, I would also like to receive the written transcript for the above court proceeding.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
G.Cozzie
From: Denton County Sheriff
Dear G. Cozzie:
Thank you for your interest in open records of Denton County Sheriff's Office. Your request was received in this office on October 03, 2022 and given the reference number S007323-100322 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: " To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
I am requesting the audio and video footage from a bodycam worn by an Officer R. Brazell who was present during a court proceeding that was held on September 8. 2021 with the Defendant Eugene Irvin III between the hours of 12p - 2:45p in the 158th Judicial District Court of Denton County, Texas, Honorable Judge Steve Burgess presiding.
In addition, I would also like to receive the written transcript for the above court proceeding.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
G.Cozzie
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 3, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #S007323-100322.
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 Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 3, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #S007323-100322.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Denton County Sheriff
Hello,
We apologize for the inconvenience but DCSO Records Division had not received your request at the time of submission, dated October 3, 2022.
I’m not sure how you were able to submit this request, we had changed from the GovQA platform to the JustFOIA platform in January 2022. Therefore, Denton County Sheriff’s Office Records Division did not receive the initial request.
Please know, we will upload this email into our new system as a new request at this time. An automated email will be sent periodically keeping you informed of any status updates/changes.
Thanks,
Toni Hodges
Denton County Sheriff’s Office
Records Manager
Phone: (940)349-1626
Fax: (940)349-1628/5158
Email: toni.hodges@dentoncounty.gov
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 3, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #S007323-100322.
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 Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 3, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #S007323-100322.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Denton County Sheriff
You should’ve received an email response last month asking your office to re-submit. The request you sent in October 2022 was not received, please go to dentoncounty.gov on the Sheriff’s home page and submit a new request.
Thanks,
Toni Hodges
Denton County Sheriff’s Office
Records Manager
Phone: (940)349-1626
Fax: (940)349-1628/5158
Email: toni.hodges@dentoncounty.gov