PAC final determination
| Tracking # |
2019 FOIA 59987, 2019 FOIA 60195 2019 FOIA 59987 |
| Submitted | Oct. 1, 2019 |
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From: Freddy Martinez
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
1. From Jan 1st 2019 to September 30th 2019, I am looking for all published opinions made by the PAC.
2. I am specifically asking for all final, published PAC opinions which are closed because a request was not submitted to the PAC within 60 days for review.
3. Where possible, provide the final opinion.
If this request for records are voluminous, please only search for the documents as described in 2. and 3.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Freddy Martinez
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 1, 2019. 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: Illinois Attorney General
Dear Mr. Martinez:
Attached please find a letter pertaining to your recent FOIA request.
Very truly yours,
James M. Gale
Assistant Attorney General
Office Of The Illinois Attorney General
E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail message, including any attachments, is for the intended recipient(s) only. This e-mail and any attachments might contain information that is confidential, legally privileged or otherwise protected or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not a named recipient, or if you are named but believe that you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this e-mail and any attachments and copies thereof from your system. If you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any copying, distribution, dissemination, disclosure or other use of this e-mail and any attachments is unauthorized and prohibited. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality, and any prohibited or unauthorized disclosure is not binding on the sender or the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Thank you for your cooperation.
From: Freddy Martinez
FOIA officer,
Please search again for records. Just *last week* I was giving a closing letter ( PAC 59855 ) that closed my request for an appeal for not being sent to the PAC within 60 days. Therefore, I am confident that records do exist and I am due to them under FOIA. In the event that your office will not search for records, under your final determination, please open a PAC case and send me the case number.
Respectfully,
Freddy Martinez
From: Illinois Attorney General
Dear Mr. Martinez:
We interpreted your request for all published opinions as seeking all binding opinions issued by PAC. There were no records as a result of this search. Would you like to submit a new FOIA request seeking all non-binding determination letters that discuss closure of a file for failure to submit a request for review in the 60 day time period between January 1, 2019, and September 30, 2019?
Very truly yours,
James M. Gale
Assistant Attorney General
Office Of The Illinois Attorney General
From: Freddy Martinez
Hi James,
I think we are using the same words in different ways. When the Illinois AG closes an open case for administration, I consider that a "final" and "published". I do not mean to indicate I am looking for all cases where the PAC gave a binding or non-binding opinion to a requester. I understand those are all online.
I am seeking all closed cases by the PAC where they found the request did not reach them within the time frame of 60 business days. Presumably closing a case for that reason is "final". I am requesting records to understand how widespread this practice is at the Illinois AG office.
Freddy
From: Illinois Attorney General
Dear Mr. Martinez:
Attached please find a letter and records pertaining to your recent FOIA request.
Very truly yours,
James M. Gale
Assistant Attorney General
Office Of The Illinois Attorney General
E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail message, including any attachments, is for the intended recipient(s) only. This e-mail and any attachments might contain information that is confidential, legally privileged or otherwise protected or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not a named recipient, or if you are named but believe that you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this e-mail and any attachments and copies thereof from your system. If you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any copying, distribution, dissemination, disclosure or other use of this e-mail and any attachments is unauthorized and prohibited. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality, and any prohibited or unauthorized disclosure is not binding on the sender or the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Thank you for your cooperation.
From: Illinois Attorney General
Dear Mr. Martinez:
Attached please find a letter and records pertaining to your recent FOIA request.
Very truly yours,
James M. Gale
Assistant Attorney General
Office Of The Illinois Attorney General
E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail message, including any attachments, is for the intended recipient(s) only. This e-mail and any attachments might contain information that is confidential, legally privileged or otherwise protected or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not a named recipient, or if you are named but believe that you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this e-mail and any attachments and copies thereof from your system. If you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any copying, distribution, dissemination, disclosure or other use of this e-mail and any attachments is unauthorized and prohibited. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality, and any prohibited or unauthorized disclosure is not binding on the sender or the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Thank you for your cooperation.
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