OCA appointment reports

Sam Mellins filed this request with the New York State Office of Court Administration of New York.
Submitted Aug. 25, 2022
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From: Sam Mellins

Subject: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: OCA appointment reports

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

All reports filed pursuant to part 36.4 of the rules of the chief judge (http://ww2.nycourts.gov/rules/chiefjudge/36.shtml) by law firms whose members, associates and employees have had a total of $50,000 or more in compensation approved in calendar years for appointments made pursuant to that rule in 2020 and/or 2021

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,

Sam Mellins

From: New York State Office of Court Administration

Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: OCA appointment reports

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The Office of Court Administration acknowledges receipt of your FOIL request dated 8/25/22, seeking:

All reports filed pursuant to part 36.4 of the rules of the chief judge (http://ww2.nycourts.gov/rules/chiefjudge/36.shtml) by law firms whose members, associates and employees have had a total of $50,000 or more in compensation approved in calendar years for appointments made pursuant to that rule in 2020 and/or 2021

Please be advised that the records are not maintained in a manner which permits practical retrieval because we do not categorize or index records in the manner requested. Therefore, based on the information you provided, we are unable to conduct a comprehensive search of our files to locate and identify records responsive to your request.

Pursuant to Public Officers Law ยง 89(4)(a), you have thirty (30) days to take a written appeal of this determination. You may appeal by writing:

Nancy J. Barry, Chief of Operations
FOIL Appeals Officer
25 Beaver Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10004

Or, you may submit such appeal by email to: FOILappeal@nycourts.gov<mailto:FOILappeal@nycourts.gov>

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