Settlements of claims v. NYPD, re: Caracappa and Eppolito
| Tracking # |
FOIL-2019-025-00226 |
| Submitted | Nov. 12, 2019 |
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From: T. McElwee
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Any document accounting for claims settled by the City with the administrators of the following estates of deceased persons: Nicholas Guido; James Bishop; Bartholemew Boriello; Anthony Di Lapi; Israel Greenwald; Edward Lino; John Otto Heidel.
The named estates were the plaintiffs against the City and NYPD over wrongful death claims related to the "Mob Cops" Detective Louis Eppolito and Detective Stephen Caracappa.
I request the final text of such settlements, as well as any record evaluated by the Law Department as part of the settlement mentioning or concerning the activities of Detective Louis Eppolito, Detective Stephen Caracappa, and the aforementioned deceased persons.
Louis Eppolito is deceased as of 2019; Stephen Caracappa is deceased as of 2017 (see attached PDF's for proof). All privacy concerns with regard to records mentioning these two persons are now moot.
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
From: New York City Law Department
Your request FOIL-2019-025-00226 has been successfully submitted to the Law Department (LAW).
The details of your request are shown below.
Request Title: Settlements of claims v. NYPD, re: Caracappa and Eppolito
Request Description: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Any document accounting for claims settled by the City with the administrators of the following estates of deceased persons: Nicholas Guido; James Bishop; Bartholemew Boriello; Anthony Di Lapi; Israel Greenwald; Edward Lino; John Otto Heidel.
The named estates were the plaintiffs against the City and NYPD over wrongful death claims related to the "Mob Cops" Detective Louis Eppolito and Detective Stephen Caracappa.
I request the final text of such settlements, as well as any record evaluated by the Law Department as part of the settlement mentioning or concerning the activities of Detective Louis Eppolito, Detective Stephen Caracappa, and the aforementioned deceased persons.
Louis Eppolito is deceased as of 2019; Stephen Caracappa is deceased as of 2017 (see attached PDF's for proof). All privacy concerns with regard to records mentioning these two persons are now moot.
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
Attachments:
https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/LXHXZZTVENTLKU/77310/Former20NYPD20detective20Louis20Eppolito2C20who20killed20for20the20mob2C20dies20in.pdf
https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/LXHXZZTVENTLKU/77310/Staten20Island20mob20cop20begged20for20his20freedom20before20dying20in20jail20-20.pdf
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Attached File: Staten20Island20mob20cop20begged20for20his20freedom20before20dying20in20jail20-20_1.pdf: Staten20Island20mob20cop20begged20for20his20freedom20before20dying20in20jail20-20_1.pdf (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/response/773725)
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You can view the request and take any necessary action at the following webpage: https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-025-00226. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-025-00226)
From: New York City Law Department
The Law Department (LAW) has acknowledged your FOIL request FOIL-2019-025-00226. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-025-00226)
You can expect a response on or about Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
Please visit FOIL-2019-025-00226 to view additional information and take any necessary action. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-025-00226)
Request Information:
Request Title: Settlements of claims v. NYPD, re: Caracappa and Eppolito
Request Description: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Any document accounting for claims settled by the City with the administrators of the following estates of deceased persons: Nicholas Guido; James Bishop; Bartholemew Boriello; Anthony Di Lapi; Israel Greenwald; Edward Lino; John Otto Heidel.
The named estates were the plaintiffs against the City and NYPD over wrongful death claims related to the "Mob Cops" Detective Louis Eppolito and Detective Stephen Caracappa.
I request the final text of such settlements, as well as any record evaluated by the Law Department as part of the settlement mentioning or concerning the activities of Detective Louis Eppolito, Detective Stephen Caracappa, and the aforementioned deceased persons.
Louis Eppolito is deceased as of 2019; Stephen Caracappa is deceased as of 2017 (see attached PDF's for proof). All privacy concerns with regard to records mentioning these two persons are now moot.
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
Attachments:
https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/LXHXZZTVENTLKU/77310/Former20NYPD20detective20Louis20Eppolito2C20who20killed20for20the20mob2C20dies20in.pdf
https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/LXHXZZTVENTLKU/77310/Staten20Island20mob20cop20begged20for20his20freedom20before20dying20in20jail20-20.pdf
Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/login/?url_auth_token=AABoOkKhJ15ZtCj9LNbCHMfL8eg%3A1iUjoi%3AKAqkpqgVKmrAsdeiKINWYDmcp7w&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Fnext%3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Fnew-york-city-law-department-2618%252Fsettlements-of-claims-v-nypd-re-caracappa-and-eppolito-83196%252F%253Femail%253D%252522Fastenberg%25252C%252BAndrea%252B%252528Law%252529%252522%252B%25253Cafastenb%252540law.nyc.gov%25253E
From: New York City Law Department
The Law Department (LAW) has extended the time to respond to your FOIL request FOIL-2019-025-00226 for the following reasons: (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-025-00226) You can expect a response on or about Thursday, August 6, 2020.
Additional Information:
Our Office is continuing to investigate your request. In light of the ongoing public health emergency related to COVID-19, we will require an additional sixty business days in which to reach a determination.
Please visit FOIL-2019-025-00226 to view additional information and take any necessary action. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-025-00226)
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 12, 2019. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on May 12, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #FOIL-2019-025-00226.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: New York City Law Department
The Law Department (LAW) has responded to your FOIL request FOIL-2019-025-00226 with the following file(s). (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-025-00226) 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 ( Thursday, September 3, 2020).
* 19 McElwee (#226)-Grant Letter_8.6.2020: Grant_letter_08.06_-__Legal_11024246.pdf (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/response/1151597)
The file(s) listed below will not be publicly available on the OpenRecords portal.
* 19 McElwee (#226)-Responsive Records: 19_McElwee_226-Responsive_Records_R_8.5.20_-__Legal_11020772.pdf (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/response/1151596)
Please visit FOIL-2019-025-00226 to view additional information and take any necessary action. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-025-00226)
From: New York City Law Department
The Law Department (LAW) has closed your FOIL request FOIL-2019-025-00226 for the following reasons: (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-025-00226)
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-2019-025-00226%20-%20Appeal)
From: Muckrock Staff
Hello,
Unfortunately an error page comes up when trying to access the documents or letter that you attached via the link. Could you please resend in PDF format? Thank you for you help!
Sincerely,
MuckRock Staff
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 12, 2019. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on May 12, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #FOIL-2019-025-00226.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 12, 2019. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on May 12, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #FOIL-2019-025-00226.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 12, 2019. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on May 12, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #FOIL-2019-025-00226.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 12, 2019. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on May 12, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #FOIL-2019-025-00226.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 12, 2019. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on May 12, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #FOIL-2019-025-00226.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 12, 2019. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on May 12, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #FOIL-2019-025-00226.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: New York City Law Department
Hello,
I'm writing in response to your November 17th email, inquiring about the status of your FOIL request with reference number 2019-025-00226. I sent our response through the FOIL portal on August 6, 2020, but I'm seeing now that you were not able to open the documents. I am attaching the grant letter and responsive records here as pdfs.
Best,
Clava
Clava Brodsky
New York City Law Department
Assistant Corporation Counsel
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