Police Liability payout record request from Sun Sentinel (Riviera Beach Police Department)

Mario Ariza filed this request with the Riviera Beach Police Department of Riviera Beach, FL.
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66869

Multi Request Police Liability payout record request from Sun Sentinel
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From: Mario Ariza


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

I hope this message finds you well. This is a public records request from a member of a media organization, pursuant to Florida Statute 119. In furtherance of an article investigating police misconduct payouts across the county over the past decades, we are seeking documents that show how much your municipal corporation, its legal representatives, or its liability insurance carriers have paid out in civil court since 01/01/2010 because of the actions of its police professionals.

To that end, we kindly request the electronic delivery of an excel spreadsheet with the following information:
- An identifying number for the claim
- The loss date
- An incident indicator description (such as “excessive force, k-9 bite, false arrest/imprisonment, etc.)
- Incurred expenses
- Incurred liability
- Incurred legal expenses
- Paid legal expenses
- Paid total
- Incurred total

This records pull should be interpreted to cover both federal and state court claims. If some of the above figures are not available because of your accounting practices, please endeavor to provide us with as full a picture as possible of the $$$ paid out by your municipality due to lawsuits against its police officers over the past ten years.

Upon request, we can provide a spreadsheet obtained from the BSO that can serve as an example and guide for what we are looking for. Please do feel free to reach out via email or phone should you have any questions.

Very Best
Mario Alejandro Ariza
Federal Courts Reporter
South Florida Sun Sentinel
786.210.6548

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Mario Ariza

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ID 66869
Date/Time 5/5/2021 11:51 AM
Type Police Public Records Request
Address Riviera Beach
Comments REQUESTING DOCUMENTS THAT SHOW HOW MUCH YOUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, OR ITS LIABILITY INSURANCE CARRIERS HAVE PAID OUT IN CIVIL COURT SINCE 01/01/2010 BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS OF ITS POLICE PROFESSIONALS

SEE ATTACHED REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

RECORDS REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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Dear Requestor,

Thank you for contacting the Riviera Beach Police Department. We have received your records request. This request has been assigned to Tracking No.66869 and has been processed in accordance with the Florida Public Records Law. If you can kindly provide spreadsheet you obtained from the BSO that can serve as an example and guide for what we are looking for, would be greatly appreciated.

If any further assistance is needed from our agency, please feel free to contact our Records Section at (561) 845-4133 or by email Records@rbpublicsafety.org<mailto:Records@rbpublicsafety.org>

Thank you,

Records Clerk
Riviera Beach Police Department
City of Riviera Beach
600 W. Blue Heron Blvd
Office: 561-845-4133
records@rbpublicsafety.org<mailto:records@rbpublicsafety.org>
www.rivierabeach.org<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rivierabeach.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Crecords%40RBpublicsafety.org%7C3b4ac90033484199e79408d8c792cbb9%7Cb989aea0aed2459885799f129f70e75f%7C0%7C0%7C637478780765052750%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=TxBQsmyklvtZdPdU7RfhN9tmne60T374i9x%2BtDAYJIE%3D&reserved=0>

From:

Dear Requestor,

Thank you for contacting the Riviera Beach Police Department. We have received your records request. This request has been assigned to Tracking No.66869 and has been processed in accordance with the Florida Public Records Law. If you can kindly provide spreadsheet you obtained from the BSO that can serve as an example and guide for what we are looking for, would be greatly appreciated.

If any further assistance is needed from our agency, please feel free to contact our Records Section at (561) 845-4133 or by email Records@rbpublicsafety.org<mailto:Records@rbpublicsafety.org>

Thank you,

Records Clerk
Riviera Beach Police Department
City of Riviera Beach
600 W. Blue Heron Blvd
Office: 561-845-4133
records@rbpublicsafety.org<mailto:records@rbpublicsafety.org>
www.rivierabeach.org<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rivierabeach.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Crecords%40RBpublicsafety.org%7C3b4ac90033484199e79408d8c792cbb9%7Cb989aea0aed2459885799f129f70e75f%7C0%7C0%7C637478780765052750%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=TxBQsmyklvtZdPdU7RfhN9tmne60T374i9x%2BtDAYJIE%3D&reserved=0>

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Service Request Details


ID 66869
Date/Time 5/5/2021 11:51 AM
Type Police Public Records Request
Address Riviera Beach
Comments REQUESTING DOCUMENTS THAT SHOW HOW MUCH YOUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, OR ITS LIABILITY INSURANCE CARRIERS HAVE PAID OUT IN CIVIL COURT SINCE 01/01/2010 BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS OF ITS POLICE PROFESSIONALS

SEE ATTACHED REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

City of Riviera Beach, FL
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