Records, deceased Peace Officer Rondell Goppy

T. McElwee filed this request with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services of New York.

It is a clone of this request.

Submitted Nov. 29, 2020
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From: T. McElwee

Subject: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: Records, deceased Peace Officer Rondell Goppy

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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 records held by the Office of Public Safety under the subject matter listing of Police/Peace Officer Registry Records, where they concern or mention Rondell Goppy, a deceased peace officer holding title of Crime Prevention Specialist at the City College of New York of the City University of New York.

The subject Goppy may be identified as having been born in the year 1979, and holding the Social Security Number with the first five digits 54-76.

As has been widely reported, Rondell Goppy is deceased; the personal privacy exemptions to Freedom of Information Law are diminished, and as Goppy has been named in numerous reports as having attempted to kill three individuals, the public interest in release of these records outweighs any remaining privacy interest. Please see attached PDF to substantiate.

Please note that per legislation signed by the Governor on June 12, 2020 as Chapter 96 of the New York State Laws of 2020, disciplinary records may not be withheld citing New York State Civil Rights Law 50-a (repealed); they are now subject to release upon request through the state's Freedom of Information Law.

Explicitly releasable are records including:
* complaints, allegations, and charges against an employee;
* the name of the employee complained of or charged;
* the transcript of any disciplinary trial or hearing, including any exhibits introduced at such trial or hearing;
* the disposition of any disciplinary proceeding;
* the final written opinion or memorandum supporting the disposition and discipline imposed including the agency's complete factual findings and its analysis of the conduct and appropriate discipline of the covered employee.

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,

T. McElwee

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From: New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: Records, deceased Peace Officer Rondell Goppy

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Dear Mr. McElwee :

This will acknowledge receipt of your request for records under the Freedom of Information Law received by the Division of Criminal Justice Services on November 30, 2020. The request was for “All records held by the Office of Public Safety under the subject matter listing of Police/Peace Officer Registry Records, where they concern or mention Rondell Goppy, a deceased peace officer holding title of Crime Prevention Specialist at the City College of New York of the City University of New York.”

Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate program area(s) to identify documents that are responsive to your request and which may be made available pursuant to all applicable provisions of the Freedom of Information Law.

A determination as to whether your request is granted or denied will be reached in approximately 20 business days or we will notify you in writing if the responsible program area(s) should require additional time to locate, assemble and review documents that may be responsive to your request.

Please note that, pursuant to Article 6 of the Public Officers Law, a charge may be applied to your request, including the actual cost of the medium used to respond to your Freedom of Information Law request and/or other related costs. When responsive records have been identified, you will be informed of any cost and how payment should be made.

As part of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some or all agency employees may be working off-site. As such, there may be delays in response to FOIL requests. If a record responsive to a request is only available in hard-copy format, that record’s availability will be limited until further notice. Thank you for your patience during this extraordinary time. ​

Very truly yours,

Brian Garvey, Esq.
Records Access Officer

From: New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

Subject: FW: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: Records, deceased Peace Officer Rondell Goppy

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Dear Mr. McElwee

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) request for “records held by the Office of Public Safety under the subject matter listing of Police/Peace Officer Registry Records, where they concern or mention Rondell Goppy."

Please find attached a copy of Mr. Goppy’s official training records report. Please note, Personal ID, SSN, and DOB have been redacted from this record on privacy grounds pursuant to Public Officers Law (“POL”) §87(2)(b).

Pursuant to POL §89(4)(a), you may appeal this determination within 30 days to the Counsel, Division of Criminal Justice Services, 80 South Swan St., Albany, NY 12210 or by email at foil@dcjs.ny.gov<mailto:foil@dcjs.ny.gov>.

Very truly yours,

Brian Garvey
Records Access Officer

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