Bail Requests by by ADA (Kings County District Attorney's Office)

Akash Mehta filed this request with the Kings County District Attorney's Office of New York.
Multi Request Bail Requests by by ADA
Due Oct. 5, 2021
Est. Completion Jan. 31, 2022
Status
Awaiting Response

Communications

From: Akash Mehta

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

A spreadsheet of every arraignment this office prosecuted in 2019, 2020 or 2021 (to date), with the following information:

- name of the ADA
- arraignment date
- case ID (used by the court system)
- name of the judge
- cash bail requested
- cash bail set
- top severity at arraignment (felony or misdemeanor)

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,

Akash Mehta

From: Kings County District Attorney's Office

Dear Mr. Mehta,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your September 30, 2021 email, in which you seek records and/or data relating pursuant to New York Public Officers Law, Article 6, sections 84 et seq., the Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL").

Please be advised that your request is being processed and a search for responsive records has commenced. Based upon an initial review of your request, and an estimate of what is required to complete it, this agency has determined that it will be unable to respond to your request in full within the next twenty (20) business days. The reasons we cannot process your request within the next twenty (20) business days include:

1. The volume of the requests we received prior to yours.

1. The work needed to process said requests,

1. The fact that this agency processes requests in the order in which they are received,

1. The fact that the records you requested may not be contained within a single, readily identifiable, on-site source, and, most significantly,

1. The fact that this Office is still operating with limited on-site staffing due to the ongoing global pandemic, during which time during which time a significant percentage of our staff, including our FOIL Records Access Officers, are working remotely from home on any given day and, consequently, are unable to access our physical files.

For these reasons, you can expect a determination on or about January 31, 2022. In the determination any statutorily authorized fees incurred in processing your request will be listed. These fees must be paid before this agency will release any records. Pub Off. L. § 87(1)(b)(iii).

If you do not receive a determination by that the date set forth above, please do not hesitate to contact us. Alternatively, you may appeal a "constructive denial" upon the expiration of that date by writing to: George B. Forbes, Esq., FOIL Appeals Officer, Kings County District Attorney's Office, 350 Jay Street, 20th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201. ADA Forbes is copied on this email.
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Sincerely,

Douglas O'Connell
Paralegal Supervisor
FOIL Records Access Officer
(718) 250-4742

From: Kings County District Attorney's Office

Dear Mr. Mehta,

As you were advised below, you can expect a determination on or about January 31, 2022. If you do not receive a determination by that the date set forth above, please do not hesitate to contact us. Alternatively, you may appeal a "constructive denial" upon the expiration of that date by writing to: George B. Forbes, Esq., FOIL Appeals Officer, Kings County District Attorney's Office, 350 Jay Street, 20th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201. ADA Forbes is copied on this email.
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Sincerely,

Douglas O’Connell
Paralegal Supervisor
FOIL Records Access Officer
(718) 250-4742

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