Allied Wallet
| Tracking # |
FOIA-2020-00919 |
| Submitted | June 28, 2020 |
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Communications
From: Eric Anderson
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Email that mentions the Los Angeles company "Allied Wallet" either sent or received between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018.
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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Eric Anderson
From: Federal Trade Commission
Hello,
Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Someone from our office will reach out to you as soon as possible regarding the status of your request.
Sincerely,
The FTC FOIA Unit
From: Federal Trade Commission
Dear Mr. Eric Anderson,
This email is to inform that a hold has been placed on your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request received on June 29, 2020 regarding the following:
Correspondence mentioning Los Angeles company "Allied Wallet."
We have conducted a preliminary search for the company, Allied Wallet. However, as currently described, your request is too broad to constitute a reasonable request and we ask that you narrow your timeline and/or description so we can use resources as efficiently as possible. Although the threshold for a proper request is that it must "enable[] a professional agency employee familiar with the subject area to locate the record with a reasonable amount of effort," (see Judicial Watch v. Exp.-Imp. Bank, 108 F. Supp. 2d 19, 27 (D.D.C. 2000)) a request may nonetheless fail to reasonably describe the records sought if the request is "so broad as to impose an unreasonable burden upon the agency." See Nat'l Sec. Counselors v. CIA, 960 F. Supp. 2d 101, 147 (D.D.C. 2013) (quoting Am. Fed'n of Gov't Emps., Local 2782 v. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 907 F.2d 203, 209 (D.C. Cir. 1990)).
Relatedly, "[a]n agency need not honor a request that requires an unreasonably burdensome search," or would require the agency "to locate, review, redact, and arrange for inspection a [potentially] vast quantity of material." Am. Fed. of Gov't Emps. v. U.S. Dep't of Commerce, 907 F.2d 203, 209 (D.C.Cir.1990). The purpose of this rule is to ensure that agency resources are reasonably utilized, and after all, the FOIA "was not intended to reduce government agencies to full-time investigators on behalf of requesters." Assassination Archives & Research Ctr. v. CIA, 720 F.Supp. 217, 219 (D.D.C.1989).
Please provide the necessary information so that we may move forward in you FOIA request. Until we have received this, your request will be placed on hold. If we do not hear from you by July 22, 2020, we will close the request.
In addition, this correspondence acknowledges the receipt of your FOIA request. You may check the status of your FOIA request by visiting http://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/foia/foia-reading-rooms/track-your-foia-request.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Asnis
FOIA Intern
Office of the General Counsel
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20580
Phone: 202 - 326 - 3383
From: Federal Trade Commission
Dear Mr. Anderson,
Attached you will find our response to your FOIA request dated June 30, 2020.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Asnis
FOIA Intern
Office of the General Counsel
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20580
Phone: 202 - 326 - 3383
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