Administrative Law Judge Christopher Westby - Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings

Greater Weight of Evidence filed this request with the Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings of the United States of America.
Tracking #

P000874-103122

Status
Completed

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From: Greater Weight of Evidence

TO: PublicRecords@oah.wa.gov

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

A COMPLETE COPY OF THE PERSONAL STORAGE TABLE FILE (.PST FILE) FOR THE EMAIL ACCOUNT:

christopher.westby@oah.wa.gov

For the time period: 01-01-2022 to 10-28-2023.

Upon information and belief “christopher.westby@oah.wa.gov” is the email account currently assigned to Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings - Administrative Law Judge -Christopher Westby.

FORMAT OF PRODUCTION OF RESPONSIVE RECORDS

Please provide the requested .pst file in the NATIVE electronic format as stored on agency email servers.

If the .pst file cannot be produced in the NATIVE .pst format, explain in exact technical and procedural detail under the Washington State Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) WHY the file cannot be produced as the .pst file is electronically and NATIVELY stored.

COMMUNICATIONS – NO 3rd PARTY PORTAL TO BE USED

Washington State Law is clear that the use of 3rd party “portals” for a public records request is optional for the requestor. Respectfully I decline. Please provide all records electronically via direct email attachment or internet download link with no password protection and no 3rd party registration.

NO 3RD PARTY COMMUNICATION OBLIGATION

Do not direct me to use, register for, or communicate with your agency via any 3rd party company portal including but not limited to FOIA Online, GovQA, Next Request, FOIA Express, Just FOIA FOIA Direct, Web Form, or any other online portal. Use direct email for all communications.

If you provide a web-based link to publish responsive records, please make the records completely public without any login, registration, sign-in, or any other end-user restriction.
EXEMPTION LOGS

Please ensure any redactions or exemptions claimed in the production of responsive records are accompanied by a complete and detailed exemption log noting the valid legal reason for each exemption at each redaction location in the record as well as the specific number of pages, if any, that your agency redacts or withholds in their entirety. Every redaction must be keyed by footnote or by other clear reference to the specific justification for that redaction, and only the minimal exempt portion of any record may be withheld.

FEES
In the event that there are fees, please inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request in strict compliance with all provisions of the Washington State Public Records Act.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

From:

Dear Greater Weight:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH).  Your request was received on 10/31/2022 and given the reference number P000874-103122 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: TO: PublicRecords@oah.wa.gov

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

A COMPLETE COPY OF THE PERSONAL STORAGE TABLE FILE (.PST FILE) FOR THE EMAIL ACCOUNT:

christopher.westby@oah.wa.gov

For the time period: 01-01-2022 to 10-28-2023.

Upon information and belief “christopher.westby@oah.wa.gov” is the email account currently assigned to Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings - Administrative Law Judge -Christopher Westby.

FORMAT OF PRODUCTION OF RESPONSIVE RECORDS

Please provide the requested .pst file in the NATIVE electronic format as stored on agency email servers.

If the .pst file cannot be produced in the NATIVE .pst format, explain in exact technical and procedural detail under the Washington State Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) WHY the file cannot be produced as the .pst file is electronically and NATIVELY stored.

COMMUNICATIONS – NO 3rd PARTY PORTAL TO BE USED

Washington State Law is clear that the use of 3rd party “portals” for a public records request is optional for the requestor. Respectfully I decline. Please provide all records electronically via direct email attachment or internet download link with no password protection and no 3rd party registration.

NO 3RD PARTY COMMUNICATION OBLIGATION

Do not direct me to use, register for, or communicate with your agency via any 3rd party company portal including but not limited to FOIA Online, GovQA, Next Request, FOIA Express, Just FOIA FOIA Direct, Web Form, or any other online portal. Use direct email for all communications.

If you provide a web-based link to publish responsive records, please make the records completely public without any login, registration, sign-in, or any other end-user restriction.
EXEMPTION LOGS

Please ensure any redactions or exemptions claimed in the production of responsive records are accompanied by a complete and detailed exemption log noting the valid legal reason for each exemption at each redaction location in the record as well as the specific number of pages, if any, that your agency redacts or withholds in their entirety. Every redaction must be keyed by footnote or by other clear reference to the specific justification for that redaction, and only the minimal exempt portion of any record may be withheld.

FEES
In the event that there are fees, please inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request in strict compliance with all provisions of the Washington State Public Records Act.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

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Your request will be processed in accordance with the State of Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW, and OAH Public Records Rules, Chapter 10-04 WAC.
Within five business days, we will contact you and do one or more of the following:
1. Make the records available for you to inspect;
2. Send copies of the records to you, if copies are requested and any fees have been paid;
3. Provide a reasonable estimate of when the records will be available to you;
4. Request clarification from you about what records you are requesting; or
5. Deny the request and explain why.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed.  Thank you for using the OAH Public Records Center.
-Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings
To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the OAH Public Records Center (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HTQ-2BkvghgWHWqOOo3UtwHNuwb0cIu6emknPTfWgv840-2FGdT2RpPzya4ts6u1PcE09yQXw0bjP-2FMFE75g-2FXH-2FgTI-3D4aZK_7RiorwytBN-2BiwJ6wPdChV-2B2xqB6h5KebbIulYNYNjfSWqnDY9AQCfQg5ZX7ktzXcg7CrUdH25PO-2F-2FfEWmEhKjF-2FqeuYdMjJtli-2FddWSYMFIk8kGkYTDeg3rrhpOuLUJPSWTST2KQ1uaDYNTN17pfNn87EXpHM-2BVKwUwl0vVdplr1Q6hBegxR8HF9iCiOeupKozrDKE73gSOgeYSodyUcLRWXppUxPf6Q3yKqe91lZXA-3D)

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

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November 01, 2022
Greater Weight
MuckRock News, DEPT MR135900 263 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115
Re: Public Records Request No. P000874-103122
Dear Greater Weight:
This letter is to acknowledge that the Office of Administrative Hearings received your public records request on October 31, 2022.  You requested:
“A COMPLETE COPY OF THE PERSONAL STORAGE TABLE FILE (.PST FILE) FOR THE EMAIL ACCOUNT:

christopher.westby@oah.wa.gov

For the time period: 01-01-2022 to 10-28-2023.”
I assume the date range you are seeking is from 01/01/2022 - 10/31/2022, as we cannot provide records that have not been created yet. I ran a preliminary search of ALJ Westby's mailbox with your criteria and the search has resulted in 10,808 emails. These results cannot be provided in .pst format as I must open and export them to review for confidentiality. I will open the emails as .msg files and provide what I can in that format. Any emails that have confidential information that must be redacted will be provided in .pdf format accompanied by an exemption log explaining each redaction. You wish to not receive records through this (GovQA) system, that is fine, but we do not upload documents to external sites. I can provide the responsive records via email, but our emails are limited to 31Mb so anything over that size will not be able to be sent via email. Would you like large files to be sent to your physical address on a cd? If all of the above is correct, I will begin reviewing the emails for confidentiality and will provide you the responsive records in installments until complete. If you would like to narrow your search or provide search terms, I can rerun the search and go from there. If I do not hear from you, I will proceed processing the request with no changes - I just need to know how you would like to receive the large files. Your first installment of records will be provided to you on November 29, 2022 . Please let me know if I missed anything or have misinterpreted your request in any way.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (360) 463-9006 or PublicRecords@oah.wa.gov (mailto:PublicRecords@oah.wa.gov)
Sincerely, Tiffany Scoggin Information Governance Officer Public Records Officer

From: Greater Weight of Evidence

Hello,

Thank you for your response. If the .pst file cannot be produced, please provide installments of records in reverse chronological order with the newest dated records produced first and the oldest records being produced last. Large files can be produced via internet download link, or if you prefer via US Mail on CD ROM or USB Flash drive to the following address:

MuckRock News, DEPT MR135900 263 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115
Re: Public Records Request No. P000874-103122

And yes, think you for catching the typo. The Date range requested is : 01/01/2022 - 10/31/2022.

Thank you.

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

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November 29, 2022
Greater Weight
MuckRock News, DEPT MR135900 263 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115
Re: Public Records Request No. P000874-103122
Dear Greater Weight: This letter is regarding your public records request received by the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) on October 31, 2022.  You requested: “A COMPLETE COPY OF THE PERSONAL STORAGE TABLE FILE (.PST FILE) FOR THE EMAIL ACCOUNT:

christopher.westby@oah.wa.gov

For the time period: 01-01-2022 to 10-28-2022.”

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

A first set of responsive documents from the agency, with more to be sent at a specified date.

From: Greater Weight of Evidence

TO: PublicRecords@oah.wa.gov

To Whom It May Concern:

"Your first installment of records will be provided to you on November 29, 2022."

Today is December 6, 2022. When can we expect to receive the requested public records?

Thank you.

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

An installment of responsive records was mailed on November 29, 2022. The next installment will be mailed on or before December 29, 2022.

Thank you,

Tiffany Scoggin
Information Governance Officer
Office of Administrative Hearings |Olympia, WA
Cell: 360-463-9006

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

An interim response, stating the request is being processed.

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

A first set of responsive documents from the agency, with more to be sent at a specified date.

From: Greater Weight of Evidence

1-9-22

To: PublicRecords@oah.wa.gov

Hello,

Can you confirm when the 2nd installment of records was sent? We have only received the 1st installment dated 11-29-22.

Thank you.

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

Good Afternoon,

A second installment of records was sent via USPS on December 29, 2022 with a due date for the next installment of February 2, 2023, I have attached the letter that went with the installment.

Please let me know if you do not receive the records by the end of this week, we can mail out a duplicate copy of the cd if you do not receive it.

Thank you,

Tiffany Scoggin
Information Governance Officer
Office of Administrative Hearings |Olympia, WA
Cell: 360-463-9006

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

A first set of responsive documents from the agency, with more to be sent at a specified date.

From: Muckrock Staff

Hello Tiffany,

Thank you so much for your assistance and proactive response to this request. We are currently researching with our mail support regarding the mail that was sent 2/2/2023. Do you have a tracking number for them to be able to utilize in their search?

Thank You,

MuckRock Staff

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

Good Morning,

Unfortunately, we send our cd’s for public records in the regular USPS mail and don’t have tracking on it. I can tell you we did put it in the outgoing mail on 2/2/2023.

Please let me know if you would like us to resend a cd with installment 3 on it, we would be happy to.
Thanks,

Tiffany Scoggin
Information Governance Officer
Office of Administrative Hearings |Olympia, WA
Cell: 360-463-9006

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

A first set of responsive documents from the agency, with more to be sent at a specified date.

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

A first set of responsive documents from the agency, with more to be sent at a specified date.

From: Muckrock Staff

Hello Tiffany,

Thank you so much for your timely response! That is incredibly helpful. Please resend the 3rd installment CD at your earliest convenience as our mail support is unable to locate the first one that was sent. Thank you so very much for your partnership on this matter.

Have a great day.

Sincerely,

MuckRock Staff

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

I should be able to get it in the mail today.

Thank you,

Tiffany Scoggin
Information Governance Officer
Office of Administrative Hearings |Olympia, WA
Cell: 360-463-9006

From: Muckrock Staff

Hello Tiffany,

Thank you so much for your timely assistance on this request. We really appreciate it. Have a great day!

Sincerely,
MuckRock Staff

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

A first set of responsive documents from the agency, with more to be sent at a specified date.

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

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March 31, 2023
Greater Weight
MuckRock News, DEPT MR135900 263 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115
Re: Public Records Request No. P000874-103122
Dear Greater Weight: This letter is regarding your public records request that the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) received on October 31, 2022.  You requested:
“A COMPLETE COPY OF THE PERSONAL STORAGE TABLE FILE (.PST FILE) FOR THE EMAIL ACCOUNT:

christopher.westby@oah.wa.gov

For the time period: 01-01-2022 to 10-28-2023.”
I am having technical issues with my computer today. More time is needed to gather and review records that might be responsive to your request. We currently estimate providing th e next installment on or about April 12, 2023 . If records are ready sooner, or if we need more time to complete your request, you will be notified. If you have any questions, please contact me at (360) 407-2756 or PublicRecords@oah.wa.gov. (mailto:PublicRecords@oah.wa.gov) Sincerely,
Tiffany Scoggin
Public Records Officer
To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the OAH Public Records Center (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HTQ-2BkvghgWHWqOOo3UtwHNuwb0cIu6emknPTfWgv840-2FOE4-2FfoLTu1R0KnBcf4aWFtRd6iWdQL6TW7BcfuT1YpuYtg72GlxQk2SQyjJbz4DpOnzk_7RiorwytBN-2BiwJ6wPdChV-2B2xqB6h5KebbIulYNYNjfSWqnDY9AQCfQg5ZX7ktzXco6dyeiBrECIhqbWGiV75jkoP02gt29ODkCsuyIY6XUotIoCM6iv15bqbUPwkmbZ-2B0XweNL5XhU8H0FGVAn6ewIa3InOEwP-2FsAqnx-2BYjb1Q1XwHs-2B5DWSNXMOodmunGWncDcRbmYAezbtbqHX2rlfTPhHbpY8dGnlMzvztGXqZ7gQXE3qCf3rB-2BAFn4lpTKSP)

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

A first set of responsive documents from the agency, with more to be sent at a specified date.

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"Good Afternoon,

I have your sixth installment of records ready to go, but our printer is not working and the receptionist has the day off so I will need to wait until Monday to send it out.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Thanks,

Tiffany Scoggin

Information Governance Officer

Office of Administrative Hearings |Olympia, WA

Cell: 360-463-9006"

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

A first set of responsive documents from the agency, with more to be sent at a specified date.

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

A first set of responsive documents from the agency, with more to be sent at a specified date.

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

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It looks like this agency uploaded responsive documents to a portal or link sharing site. Our team is working on moving them over, so please check back soon.

"Good Afternoon,

I will be sending out your eighth installment on 7/19/2023. If you have any questions or would like to provide an update on how you are receiving the records, please let me know. I just want to make sure you are getting what you intended.

Thank you,

Tiffany Scoggin

Information Governance Officer

Office of Administrative Hearings |Olympia, WA

Cell: 360-463-9006"

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

A first set of responsive documents from the agency, with more to be sent at a specified date.

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

A first set of responsive documents from the agency, with more to be sent at a specified date.

From: Muckrock Staff

Hello Tiffany,

Thank you so much for your continued partnership on this request. Please know that we have not yet received your mailing from 7/19/2023. If you can resend it, that would be most appreciated. If you have tracking numbers, that can assist our mail staff.

Sincerely,

MuckRock Staff

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

Good Morning,

The installment did go out in the mail that day, July 19th. I will have another cd sent with the same installment on it, it should go out in today’s mail.

Thank you for letting me know when you don’t get it, it is not a problem to send a duplicate to you.

Please let me know if you do not get this one as well.

Tiffany Scoggin
Information Governance Officer
Office of Administrative Hearings |Olympia, WA
Cell: 360-463-9006

From: Washington State Office Of Administrative Hearings

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