Planning Meetings for Michael Brown Unrest

Joshua Eaton filed this request with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department of St. Louis, MO.
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71.20

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From: Joshua Eaton

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Missouri Sunshine Law and the Missouri Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Any and all emails concerning the inter-agency or inter-department meetings to plan for possible unrest in the wake of grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown, as described here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/07/us-usa-missouri-shooting-plans-idUSKCN0HW1TF20141007

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,

Joshua Eaton

From: MEDIA@slmpd.org

??Hi Joshua,

As stated in the attached document, your request has been received and forwarded for review.

Thanks,

Leah K. Freeman
Public Information Division

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
1915 Olive, Room 728
St. Louis, MO 63103

(314) 444-5603-office
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From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: MEDIA@slmpd.org

Good evening,

Per the Legal Division-

In response to your request for " Any and all emails concerning the inter-agency or inter-department meetings to plan for possible unrest in the wake of grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown, as described here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/07/us-usa-missouri-shooting-plans-idUSKCN0HW1TF20141007”, ( article dated October 7, 2014) the City of St. Louis Information Technology (“IT”) Division estimates it will take a minimum of two to four hours to conduct a search defined as follows: E-mails between Missouri Highway Patrol, St. Louis County Police, St. Louis City Police and Ferguson Police which contain the word “meeting”, “grand jury decision”, “Darren Wilson” and “Michael Brown” as of that time. The assigned programmer’s rate is $35.60 per hour. If you wish to proceed, pre-payment of $71.20, payable to the “City of St. Louis” should be returned to the SLMPD Public Information Office, 1915 Olive, St. Louis MO 63103. Upon receipt of pre-payment, the email search will be conducted.

You will be advised if responsive emails are identified. If so, Legal staff will review each to confirm whether or not they are open under the Missouri Sunshine Law. This review is at a rate of $24.00 per hour, and will be assessed in addition to the initial cost of the IT staff. Until a search is complete, it is difficult to estimate how long the legal review process can take. Based on the above criteria, an estimate is a minimum of two to three hours. Please be advised, however, Legal staff has no way of knowing the number of emails, as well as their respective content, that may be reviewed, and/or ultimately produced, until the process is undertaken.

If you wish to proceed, please remit initial pre-payment of $71.20 (payable to the "City of St. Louis") to the SLMPD Public Information Office, 1915 Olive, St. Louis, MO 63103. Additional costs will be assessed based on the above processes and any responsive and open records will be provided upon payment of the balance in full.

Thank you,

Leah K. Freeman
Public Information Division

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
1915 Olive, Room 728
St. Louis, MO 63103

(314) 444-5603-office
(314) 444-5830-private
media@slmpd.org<mailto:media@slmpd.org>
lkfreeman@slmpd.org<mailto:lkfreeman@slmpd.org>
www.slmpd.org<http://www.slmpd.org/>
Follow Us on Twitter: @SLMPD<https://twitter.com/SLMPD>
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From: Joshua Eaton

Dear Ms. Freeman,

Thank you for your response. Would you please include in your search emails between the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and police in Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; and/or Cincinnati, Ohio? And would you please inform me in advance of any additional fees associated with this broadened search?

Thank you for your time and help.

Sincerely,
Joshua Eaton

From: MEDIA@slmpd.org

To Whom It May Concern,

Your status request has been received and is being forwarded for an update. Will be in contact.
Thanks

Barbara

From: MEDIA@slmpd.org

Joshua,

Will check with our Legal Division to see if I can get a status update.
Thanks

Barbara

From: MEDIA@slmpd.org

Good Morning Joshua,

I will contact our Legal Division for a status update. Will get back with you when I receive a response.
Thanks

Barbara

From: MEDIA@slmpd.org

Joshua,

Per our Legal Division:

In response to your inquiry dated November 2, 2015, IT estimates that it will take a minimum of two to four hours to conduct a search based on your expanded search terms. The rate to conduct this search is $35.60/hour. If you wish to proceed, pre-payment of $71.20, payable to the “City of St. Louis,” should be returned to the SLMPD Public Information Office, 1915 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63103. Upon receipt of pre-payment, the search will be conducted.

Once the search is complete, you will be advised if responsive emails are identified. If there are responsive emails, staff in the Legal Department will review each to confirm whether or not they are open under the Missouri Sunshine Law. This review is at a rate of $44 per hour and will be assessed in addition to the initial cost to conduct the search. Until a search is complete, it is difficult to estimate how long the legal review process can take.

If you wish to proceed, please remit the initial pre-payment of $71.20 as instructed above. If we do not receive payment, or otherwise hear from you within 30 days, we will consider this matter closed.

Thank you,

Barbara

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