Eoir emails about pretermitting asylum cases
| Tracking # |
2019-18719, DOJ-AP-2019-005029 2019-18719 |
| Submitted | Dec. 31, 2018 |
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From: Matthew Hoppock
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
The email messages to any immigration judge in 2018 mentioning the words “asylum” and any of the following: pretermit, pretermission, pretermitted, “Matter of Fefe”, or “Matter of E-F-H-L-”
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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Matthew Hoppock
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 31, 2018. 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: Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review
An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 31, 2018. 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: Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review
Mr. Hoppock:
The above-referenced requires clarification and is on hold. Please contact our office to discuss the scope of your request. If we do not hear from you within 30 calendar days, or the first business day following 30 calendar days, or by Thursday, April 25, 2019, your request will be closed.
Sincerely,
Shelley M. O’Hara
Attorney Advisor (FOIA)
(703) 605-0275
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From: Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review
A fix is required to perfect the request.
From: Matthew Hoppock
The agency dismissed the request without any lawful basis. The undersigned submitted this request in December, 2018 and followed up in January and March, 2019. In March, 2019 the agency sent a cryptic message stating the request "requires clarification" but did not say what in particular was unclear about the request. The message said to "contact our office" but didn't indicate who in particular to call or what their contact information was.
The undersigned has spoken with Mr. Schaaf and/or Ms. O'Hara several times since that request - about various FOIA requests pending before the agency. But the agency has never said in writing what is wrong with this FOIA request or what we need to perfect it. The agency should remand this matter to the EOIR to grant the request and produce the responsive records.
From: Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review
This message is to notify you of a new appeal submission to the FOIAonline application. Appeal information is as follows:
* Appeal Tracking Number: DOJ-AP-2019-005029
* Request Tracking Number: 2019-18719
* Requester Name: Matthew Hoppock
* Date Submitted: 05/21/2019
* Appeal Status: Submitted
* Description: EOIR Appeal
From: Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review
DOJ-AP-2019-005029 has been processed with the following final disposition: Affirmed on Appeal.
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