Facial recognition/false arrest lawsuits

Your request FOIL-2020-025-00274 has been successfully submitted to the Law Department (LAW).
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Request Title: Facial recognition/false arrest lawsuits

Request Description: To Whom It May Concern:

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

1) Copies of any notices of potential legal action (such as an intent to sue letter), formal legal complaints, or comparable documents sent to the city's law department regarding cases of alleged misidentification by police facial recognition technology since Jan. 1, 2018. This should include notices/complaints regarding civil lawsuits that are open as well as closed. In the event the department does not have the record-keeping capacity to locate cases relating to a category such as police facial recognition false identifications, I ask that you inquire with department employees who would be knowledgeable about such cases in order to identify responsive documents.

2) Any settlement documents relating to cases responsive to the above aspect of this request.

3) A list, database, spreadsheet, or comparable document detailing each false arrest lawsuit brought against the law enforcement department(s) represented by your agency since Jan. 1, 2018, including, where available, the name of the plaintiff, the name of the defendant, the court docket number, date filed, date settled, settlement amount, and any other details available through the department's case management system.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and I intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest and not for any commercial purpose.

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,

Todd Feathers

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The Law Department (LAW) has acknowledged your FOIL request FOIL-2020-025-00274. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2020-025-00274) You can expect a response on or about Thursday, February 4, 2021.
Please visit FOIL-2020-025-00274 to view additional information and take any necessary action. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2020-025-00274)

The Law Department (LAW) has responded to your FOIL request FOIL-2020-025-00274 with the following file(s). (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2020-025-00274) NOTE: You must be logged in to your OpenRecords account to access the file(s). If you are not logged in, you will be prompted to do so when the link is selected. The file(s) listed below will be accessible to the public on the OpenRecords portal in 20 business days ( Friday, January 29, 2021).


* Grant Letter: 11383406_1.PDF (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/response/1370746)
Please visit FOIL-2020-025-00274 to view additional information and take any necessary action. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2020-025-00274)

The Law Department (LAW) has closed your FOIL request FOIL-2020-025-00274 for the following reasons: (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2020-025-00274)
Your request under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) has been reviewed and is granted in part and denied in part because some of the records or portions of records are disclosable and others are exempt from disclosure under FOIL.
You may appeal the decision to deny access to material that was redacted in part or withheld in entirety by contacting the agency's FOIL Appeals Officer: foil@law.nyc.gov within 30 days. (mailto:foil@law.nyc.gov?subject=FOIL-2020-025-00274%20-%20Appeal)