High Tech Crime Consortium ListServ (Michigan Department of Attorney General)
| Multi Request | High Tech Crime Consortium ListServ |
| Submitted | Aug. 8, 2020 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Copies of emails sent to, from, or through the High Tech Crime Consortium ListServ. The emails may be identified by having one or more of the following:
* A sender with a display name of either "High Tech Crime Consortium Listserv" or "High Tech Crime Consortium"
* A subject containing either "HTCC" or "[HTCC]"
* Sent to or from an email address containing "htcc" or hightechcrimecops.org
You may limit this request to records generated between April 1, 1998 and the date of the processing of this request.
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.
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,
Emma Best
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 8, 2020. 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: Michigan Department of Attorney General
Dear Ms. Best,
Please see the attached notice of extension issued by the Department regarding your FOIA request and a copy of your original request.
Sincerely,
Christy Wendling-Richards
FOIA Coordinator
Michigan Department of Attorney General
(517) 335-7573
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 8, 2020. 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: Michigan Department of Attorney General
Dear Ms. Best,
Please see the attached notice issued by the Department in response to your FOIA request, responsive records, and a copy of your original request.
Sincerely,
Christy Wendling-Richards
FOIA Coordinator
Michigan Department of Attorney General
(517) 335-7573
From: Emma North-Best
"to the best of the Department’s knowledge, information, and belief, the enclosed copied records represent the only records in the Department’s possession that fall within the scope of your request."
So your assertion is that you paid for multiple years of the mailing list, but have no emails to or from the list except the receipts you received when you signed up for it? Is it your office's contention that you paid for nothing for several consecutive years?
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 8, 2020. 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: Michigan Department of Attorney General
Dear Ms. Best,
Please see the attached notice issued by the Department in response to your September 17, 2020 email communication, a copy of the emailed communication, a copy the Department's response to your August 10, 2020, a copy of your August 10, 2020 request, and copies of the responsive records provided.
Sincerely,
Christy Wendling-Richards
FOIA Coordinator
Michigan Department of Attorney General
(517) 335-7573
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