Morgan County MO’s ICE e-mails for 2019
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| Submitted | Feb. 5, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Matthew Hoppock
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
Email messages from any ICE employee to any Morgan County Sheriff’s Department employee in 2019.
You can fulfill this request by searching the primary contacts who have interacted with ICE regarding immigration detainees at the Morgan County Jail. Searching for “@ice.dhs.gov” between 1/1/19 and 12/31/19 should provide all responsive documents.
I am a member of the news media and request a waiver of all search and production fees. I am writing a news article on the relationship between Morgan County and ICE.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Matthew Hoppock
From: Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Matthew Hoppock,
This email is an acknowledgement of your Sunshine Law Request for records dated February 5, 2020. The Morgan County Sheriff's Office received your records request on February 5, 2020, via email only, and has reviewed your request. I am happy to get you the information requested; however, pursuant to RSMo §610.026.2, and Morgan County Commission Resolution 050918, Morgan County will require payment of copying fees and duplication time prior to producing the documents.
Per the Morgan County Resolution 050918, our average hourly rate for clerical staff is $13.55 with $0.10 per copied page for documents. The Sheriff's Office estimates that it will take approximately 40 hours to complete the research with approximately 600 copied pages. As such, if you want the Morgan County Sheriff's Office to proceed with your request, you will need to advance the sum of $602.00 for clerical time and copies. Please make your check payable to “Morgan County”. You may forward the payment to this office. We will not waive any fees.
Additionally, due to the fact that the requested documents may contain information that should be closed/redacted pursuant to RSMo 610.021, including but not limited to records that are protected from disclosure by law and personal identification numbers, there will be a delay in forwarding you the requested documents. I will work diligently to make sure the delay is as short as possible. Please understand that we are not refusing your request. The Sheriff is asking for your understanding and patience while we get the documents redacted.
Upon receipt of your payment and redaction by the Sheriff's Office the documents will be sent to you.
Captain JD Williams,
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
211 East Newton Street
Versailles, MO 65084
From: Matthew Hoppock
Good morning. Thanks for this response. I am prepared to pay the requested fee. However, can you please confirm that all of the records I am paying to have gathered are responsive to my request?
Please confirm, and I'll get a check sent to Morgan County. Thanks.
Matthew Hoppock
From: Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Mr. Hoppock,
Please refer to my email correspondence dated February 7, 2020. I am having difficulty figuring out what your question means. We will begin preparing the documents when the funds are received."
Captain JD Williams,
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
211 East Newton Street
Versailles, MO 65084
573-378-5481 Office
573-378-7171 Fax
From: Matthew Hoppock
Good afternoon. I am prepared to pay the requested fee. My question is that I do not want to pay for you to gather unresponsive records (i.e., email correspondence that has nothing to do with my request). So, if you are telling me that the records you will gather are, in fact, responsive to my request, then I will pay the fee. Please clarify.
Thank you.
Matthew Hoppock
From: Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Matthew Hoppock,
You requested all emails "from" ICE employees to Morgan County Sheriff's Office employees for 2019 on February 5, 2020. If you do not want emails "from" Morgan County Sheriff's Office employees to ICE then they will not be provided. Again, I will begin working on fulfilling your request upon receipt of payment.
Captain JD Williams,
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
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JD Williams
jwilliams@morgan-county.org
From: Matthew Hoppock
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $602.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: Matthew Hoppock
Captain Williams,
I am writing to follow up to confirm that my check for $602.00 has been received. Can you please let us know? Thank you very much.
Matthew Hoppock
From: Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Matthew Hoppock,
When was the check mailed for $602.00? I do not have that check as of the time of this email.
Captain JD Williams,
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
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JD Williams
jwilliams@morgan-county.org
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
The Missouri Sunshine Law Office
Suite #2
211 East Newton Street
Versailles, MO 65084
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 5, 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:
Dear Mr. Hoppock,
I have carbon copied your attorney, Mr. Rothert, on this e-mail, but I am sending this e-mail to you out of an abundance of caution and in an attempt to comply with Missouri’s Sunshine Law on behalf of Morgan County.
I have been in contact with Mr. Rothert regarding this request. Please see the attached e-mail. Because you are represented by Mr. Rothert/ACLU, all future correspondence regarding this request will be directed to your attorney.
Sincerely,
Nichole Caldwell
Nichole A. Caldwell
Associate
Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, L.L.P.
9393 West 110th Street, Suite 300
Building 51, Corporate Woods
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
(913) 339-6757 Tel
(913) 339-6187 Fax
ncaldwell@fisherpatterson.com<mailto:ncaldwell@fisherpatterson.com>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 5, 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: Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Dear Mr. Hoppock,
Please see my email below sent Nov. 12, 2020. Because you are represented by an attorney in this matter, I will not be communicating with you directly. Please seek information from your counsel, carbon copied on this email, for more information pertaining to your request.
Sincerely,
Nichole Caldwell