Lee County Sheriff emails re: #NoDAPL August 23-October 5, 2016

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Iowa Open Records Law (Code Chapter 22), I hereby request the following records:

Any email sent or received by any employee of the Lee County Sheriff between the dates of August 23, 2016 and October 5, 2016 which contains the keyword "#NoDAPL".

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,

Christopher Thomas
Investigative Journalist, Unicorn Riot - an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit
www.unicornriot.ninja

Sheriff Sholl,

What is the formal procedure for appealing the denial of a records request made to your department? I consider this denial to be improper and I wish to formally appeal. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Christopher Thomas
Journalist, Unicorn Riot