Expenditures relating to visits from federal officials (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)

Emma North-Best filed this request with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department of Los Angeles County, CA.
Tracking #

19-1600
Multi Request Expenditures relating to visits from federal officials
Submitted Sept. 17, 2019
Status
Rejected

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From: Emma North-Best

Subject: California Public Records Act Request: Expenditures relating to visits from federal officials (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Records describing, authorizing or mentioning expenses or personnel assignments in response to or accommodation of visits from officials in the federal government between January 1, 2001 and the present.

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.

As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.

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 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

From: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Subject: RE: California Public Records Act Request: Expenditures relating to visits from federal officials (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)

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Good morning,

Please see attached extension letter regarding your request for records pursuant to the California Public Records Act.

Discovery Unit
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From:

Subject: PRA Request #19-1600

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Emma Best

requests@muckrock.com

Dear Ms. Best:

We are continuing to gather records to review. Once we have determined what records are responsive to your request, we will review them to determine if some of the records are exempt from disclosure. Not having reviewed all of the records, we cannot specify all the applicable authorities upon which records would be withheld or redactions would be required. The authorities may include, but are not limited to, the following: California Constitution, article I, section 1; matters protected by the attorney-client, official information, and deliberative process privileges; matters relating to pending litigation, personnel matters, investigations, or where the particular facts and circumstances warrant nondisclosure of the information. (Government Code §§ 6254 (a), (b), (c), (f), (k), and 6255(a).)

If you no longer require documentation related to your original request, please let us know by emailing us the word “cancel” along with your reference number to discoveryunitprarequests@lasd.org. Reference number: 19-1600.

Otherwise, we are hoping to complete the acquisition and review process in the near future. When the process is completed, we will advise you as to the availability of the non-exempt records.

If you have any questions, please contact Lieutenant Norman of the Discovery Unit at (323) 890-5000.

Thank you,

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From: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Subject: PRA Request #19-1600

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Emma Best
requests@muckrock.com

Dear Ms. Best:

We are continuing to gather records to review. Once we have determined what records are responsive to your request, we will review them to determine if some of the records are exempt from disclosure. Not having reviewed all of the records, we cannot specify all the applicable authorities upon which records would be withheld or redactions would be required. The authorities may include, but are not limited to, the following: California Constitution, article I, section 1; matters protected by the attorney-client, official information, and deliberative process privileges; matters relating to pending litigation, personnel matters, investigations, or where the particular facts and circumstances warrant nondisclosure of the information. (Government Code §§ 6254 (a), (b), (c), (f), (k), and 6255(a).)

If you no longer require documentation related to your original request, please let us know by emailing us the word "cancel" along with your reference number to discoveryunitprarequests@lasd.org<mailto:discoveryunitprarequests@lasd.org>.
Reference number: 19-1600.

Otherwise, we are hoping to complete the acquisition and review process in the near future. When the process is completed, we will advise you as to the availability of the non-exempt records.

If you have any questions, please contact Lieutenant Norman of the Discovery Unit at (323) 890-5000.

Thank you,
Discovery Unit
[LASD Signature]

From: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Subject: PRA Request #19-1600

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Thank you,
Discovery Unit
[LASD Signature]

From: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Subject: LASD PRA 19-1600MI - RE: Expenditures relating to visits from federal officials

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Good Morning Ms. Best,

RE: PRA #19-1600MI (Records in response to or accommodation of visits from officials in the federal government)

Thank you for your CPRA request, unfortunately the LASD has been unable to fulfill your request.

However, I have been tasked with closing out requests from the year 2019 and came across your CPRA.
Again, our apologies for the delay in handling your request. Currently, the LASD is receiving an exceptionally large volume of PRA requests and is currently experiencing an extended delay in processing them.
I wanted to inquire with you today, regarding some clarifications to your request.
"Records describing, authorizing or mentioning expenses or personnel assignments in response to or accommodation of visits from officials in the federal government between January 1, 2001 and the present."
May you please advise us, as to what type of "records" you are seeking. As is stands today, your request is overly broad and vague.
The Public Records Act, Government Code § 6253(b), requires that a request for a copy of records "reasonably describe" an "identifiable record or records."

It is against the public interest to require a public agency and its employees to spend hours combing through written and electronic records in an attempt to identify and redact records responsive to an overly broad request. (Gov. Code, § 6255(a).)

Thank you for your time, we hope to hear from you in the near future.
Thank you,
Discovery Unit
[LASD Signature]

From: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Subject: RE: California Public Records Act Request: Expenditures relating to visits from federal officials (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)

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Attached is LASD response regarding your request for records pursuant to the California Public Records Act.

Discovery Unit
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