Bassem Masri One Pager
| Tracking # |
P033760-110422 |
| Submitted | Nov. 3, 2022 |
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From: LPL
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
From e-mail titled Fwd: Bassem Masri sent by bmnaeger@SLMPD.org on Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 4:42 PM there is an attachment to the e-mail called ONE PAGER Bassem Masri.doc
I am requesting this word document. The e-mail in question is already public record, viewable here:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6479992-DOC100119#document/p37/a2155961
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Lucy Parsons
From: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Dear Lucy Parsons:
Thank you for submitting a records request to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Your request was given reference number P033760-110422, for tracking purposes. Type of Records Selected: Other Police Record Complaint Number (if applicable): Type of Incident (if applicable): Description of Request (if applicable): To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
From e-mail titled Fwd: Bassem Masri sent by bmnaeger@SLMPD.org on Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 4:42 PM there is an attachment to the e-mail called ONE PAGER Bassem Masri.doc
I am requesting this word document. The e-mail in question is already public record, viewable here:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6479992-DOC100119#document/p37/a2155961
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Lucy Parsons
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From: LPL
Hi,
It has been ten days since I submitted this request. Are you planning to reply as the statute requires? The three business days has already passed.
Lucy
From: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
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RE: Public Records Request submitted on November 04, 2022, Reference # P033760-110422
Dear Lucy Parsons,
As our initial response indicated, based on the type of request you submitted, these are usually completed within 30 days of submission. I have asked IT to prepare a cost estimate for you to locate the responsive record. You will be invoiced as soon as the cost estimate is complete. The earliest this request will be completed is estimated at December 4, 2022.
Thank you,
Erika Zaza
Sunshine Law
(314) 444-5388
From: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
RE: Public Records Request submitted on November 04, 2022, Reference # P033760-110422.
Dear Lucy Parsons, An invoice has been prepared in the above-referenced request. Please login to the SLMPD Public Records Portal to review this invoice. Payment Instructions-
Remit payment in the form of a business check or money order payable to the City of St. Louis, and mail to the below address, along with a copy of the invoice. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Attn: Erika Zaza, Sunshine Law
1915 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103 Processing of this request will resume once payment is received. If payment is not received within 30 days, this request will be considered withdrawn and closed.
Sincerely,
Erika Zaza
Sunshine Law
From: LPL
I appeal the time estimate for searching for the document I FOIA'd for. There is no way the document would take 2 hours to search for. It is unreasonable. I am technically familiar with how your e-mail platforms work and know that there are advanced e-mail archiving and querying capabilities. I know the e-mail exists, I linked you to where the document can be found publicly. I told you the e-mail address, the date and time the e-mail was sent and even the subject line of the e-mail and attachment name. This e-mail should not take more than 10 minutes to find given those parameters and no more than 10 minutes of time to redact given that it is a single paged document. The $72 charge is exorbitant.
Lucy
From: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
RE: Public Records Request submitted on November 04, 2022, Reference # P033760-110422
Dear Lucy Parsons,
Payment on Invoice number INV22-P033760-1 for Police Records requested by you on November 04, 2022 with Request Number P033760-110422 has not been received. It has been more than 30 days since this invoice was created, this request is now considered withdrawn and closed.
Please login to the SLMPD Public Records Portal to review this invoice and contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Erika Zaza
Sunshine Law
(314) 444-5388
From: LPL
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $72.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
St Louis Metropolitan PD
The Missouri Sunshine Law Office
Records, Barbara Manuel-Crossman
1915 Olive Street
St Louis, MO 63103
From: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
RE: Public Records Request submitted on November 04, 2022, Reference # P033760-110422
Dear Lucy Parsons, Your payment on invoice number INV22-P033760-1 on 01/20/2023 for Request Number P033760-110422 has been received.
Payment Date Payment Method Payment Amount
1/20/2023 Check $72.00 If you are paying a deposit or cost estimate, we will now resume processing your request and you will be notified when records are available. If additional costs are incurred, a final statement of any remaining balance owed will be sent to you. Full payment is required before records are released. If this was your final payment, we will contact you once your request is fulfilled and the documents are available. Sincerely, Erika Zaza
Sunshine Law
From: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
Your payment has been received and your request submitted to IT to locate the record. The earliest this can be completed is February 3, 2023.
From: LPL
Thank you- I am looking forward to receiving the document on February 3rd.
Lucy
From: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
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Dear Ms. Parsons,
The responsive email attachment has been located and redacted and is available for you to download. Reasons for redactions have been noted within the responsive record.
Thank you,
Sunshine Law
From: LPL
Hi,
This is overly redacted. Bassem Masri is no longer alive: https://www.theroot.com/at-the-young-age-of-31-bassem-masri-reportedly-died-of-1830742582
Please un-redact the relevant information that no longer needs to be redacted because he is no longer alive.
Lucy
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 4, 2022. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Feb. 3, 2023. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #P033760-110422.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: LPL
Hello,
My concerns about this document being overly redacted have not been addressed. These documents are pertaining to an individual that has passed away. Please provide an answer to this.
Lucy
From: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
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Ms. Parsons,
I am not aware of a provision in the Missouri Sunshine Law that provides a closed record become open upon the death of a subject. If you have a basis for this please advise.
Thanks
From: LPL
It is a federal law- FOIA laws, including state level sunshine laws, rely on federal privacy provisions. Deceased individuals do not any longer have privacy rights under the federal privacy act.
https://fam.state.gov/fam/07fam/07fam0060.html
e. Deceased Individuals: The Privacy Act does not protect records pertaining to deceased individuals. However, next-of-kin may have a “common law” privacy interest in not having information about the deceased released, e.g., if it could embarrass, endanger or cause emotional distress to them. See 7 FAM 200 Deaths and 7 FAM 1800 Consular Crisis Management.
Lucy Parsons
From: LPL
Hi,
I never received a response to my last email outlining that Bassem has passed away and that privacy exemptions for the dead do not exist according to federal privacy act.
Lucy
From: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
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Lucy, This information is not subject to disclosure under 610.021(14); federal law strictly prohibits disclosure under Title 28 CFR Section 20.21(b)&(c). Dissemination of this information is strictly limited to criminal justice agencies for the purpose of administration of criminal justice. In accordance with this law, this response does not affirmatively confirm this record exists. I am not aware that these provisions expire upon death of the subject.
Thank you,
Sunshine Law
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