RGA - Republican Governors Association correspondence (June to October 2016) (Office of the Governor)

David Sirota filed this request with the Office of the Governor of Maryland.
Submitted Oct. 5, 2016
Status
Completed

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From: David Sirota

Subject: Public Information Act Request: RGA - Republican Governors Association correspondence (June to October 2016) (Office of the Governor)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Maryland's Public Information Act ("PIA"), I hereby request the following records:

Any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor from email addresses with the domain name "@rga.org" and any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor that reference the term "Republican Governors Association" or "RGA." This includes - but is not limited to -- any and all email, invitations, schedules, agendas and/or calendar items. I hereby request such correspondence from 6/1/16 to the present. If you need any clarification on this request, please call me at International Business Times at (646) 867-7100. I am the senior editor for investigations at the publication.

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,

David Sirota

From: Mary Pollock -GOV-

Subject: Response to Public Information Act request

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Mr. Sirota, please see the attached response to your recent Public
Information Act request. Thank you.

From: David Sirota

Subject: RE: Public Information Act Request: RGA - Republican Governors Association correspondence (June to October 2016) (Office of the Governor)

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I decline to pay the fees.

From: Geoffrey Hengerer -GOV-

Subject: Re: Public Information Act Request: RGA - Republican Governors Association correspondence (June to October 2016) (Office of the Governor)

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Mr. Sirota:

You have declined to pay fees, and you have also not taken the opportunity
to talk with me about the scope of your request. As noted in my letter of
October 17, I emphasized that we are open to discuss ways to narrow the
scope of your PIA request in an effort to lower potential costs, and if we
could agree upon a more targeted search that we could potentially
reconsider your request for a fee waiver.

If we have not received payment by November 4, 2016, we will consider this
request closed. And again, we are happy to further discuss your PIA
request to see if we can narrow the scope and target specific individuals
within the Office of the Governor who may possess the documents in question
(rather than every member of the staff who received press releases
referencing the RGA).

Best,

Geoff

*Geoffrey G. Hengerer, Esq.*
Deputy Legal Counsel
Office of the Governor

Shaw House

21 State Circle

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

*geoffrey.hengerer@maryland.gov <geoffrey.hengerer@maryland.gov>*

(410) 974-2193 (office)

(443) 603-4172 (cell)

(410) 974-2077 (fax)

*Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.*

NOTICE: This message and any attachments may constitute a confidential
attorney-client communication, protected attorney work-product, or other
privileged or confidential information, including but not limited to
Executive Privilege. It is intended only for the designated and intended
recipient(s). It is not intended for transmission to, or receipt by, any
unauthorized persons. If you have received this communication in error or
are not an intended recipient, do not review, disseminate, distribute or
copy it. Notify the sender by reply e-mail or by calling *(410) 974-2193*,
and delete it from your system. Thank you.

From: David Sirota

Subject: RE: Public Information Act Request: RGA - Republican Governors Association correspondence (June to October 2016) (Office of the Governor)

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I'm sorry I missed that. Yes, I'd like to chat about narrowing the request. Can we set up a time to chat in the next day or so? When might work for you?

David

From: Geoffrey Hengerer -GOV-

Subject: Re: Public Information Act Request: RGA - Republican Governors Association correspondence (June to October 2016) (Office of the Governor)

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David:

I am generally available the next day or so. Please give me a call at your
convenience (410-974-2193), and I look forward talking with you.

Best,

Geoff

*Geoffrey G. Hengerer, Esq.*
Deputy Legal Counsel
Office of the Governor

Shaw House

21 State Circle

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

*geoffrey.hengerer@maryland.gov <geoffrey.hengerer@maryland.gov>*

(410) 974-2193 (office)

(443) 603-4172 (cell)

(410) 974-2077 (fax)

*Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.*

NOTICE: This message and any attachments may constitute a confidential
attorney-client communication, protected attorney work-product, or other
privileged or confidential information, including but not limited to
Executive Privilege. It is intended only for the designated and intended
recipient(s). It is not intended for transmission to, or receipt by, any
unauthorized persons. If you have received this communication in error or
are not an intended recipient, do not review, disseminate, distribute or
copy it. Notify the sender by reply e-mail or by calling *(410) 974-2193*,
and delete it from your system. Thank you.

From: David Sirota

Subject: RE: Public Information Act Request: RGA - Republican Governors Association correspondence (June to October 2016) (Office of the Governor)

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I will call you Friday. Thanks.

D

From: Mary Pollock -GOV-

Subject: Response to PIA / MuckRock

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Mr. Sirota::

Please see the attached response (with documents) to your Public
Information Act Request.
Thank you.

From: David Sirota

Subject: RE: Public Information Act Request: RGA - Republican Governors Association correspondence (June to October 2016) (Office of the Governor)

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Thank you for this. Please pass on my thanks to Mr. Hengerer. I very much appreciate his help.

From: Mary Pollock -GOV-

Subject: Re: Public Information Act Request: RGA - Republican Governors Association correspondence (June to October 2016) (Office of the Governor)

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Will do. Thank you.

From: Christopher Mincher -GOV-

Subject: PIA Request

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Hello,

I was forwarded an email asking to follow up on a PIA request made to the
Office of the Governor made on October 5. It appears to me that this
request has already been fulfilled. If you would like to discuss what
follow-up is necessary, feel free to contact me at any time.

Best,
Chris Mincher
--
*Chris Mincher*
Deputy legal counsel
Office of the Governor
Office of Legal Counsel
21 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-974-2741 (office)
443-603-3691 (cell)
christopher.mincher@maryland.gov

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