Apple Seizures

Jason Koebler filed this request with the Department of Homeland, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center of the United States of America.
Tracking #

2016-ICFO-41845
Submitted June 22, 2016
Status
Rejected

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From: Jason Koebler

Subject: Freedom of Information Request: Apple Seizures

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To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

A list of seizures and closed investigations (as well as closing documents) from “Operation Chain Reaction” involving products made by Apple, Inc. from January 1, 2014 through the time this request is processed. Any documentation, presentations, or instructions sent to DHS by Apple to help identify Apple products or to help investigate alleged copyright infringement.

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, and I request that this be processed under the "media" fee category. 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,

Jason Koebler

From:

Subject: ICE FOIA Request 2016-ICFO-41845

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July 06, 2016 Jason Koebler MuckRock DEPT MR 26337 411A highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02144 RE:     ICE FOIA Case Number 2016-ICFO-41845 Dear Mr. Koebler: This acknowledges receipt of your June 22, 2016, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for A list of seizures and closed investigations (as well as closing documents) from “Operation Chain Reaction” involving products made by Apple, Inc. from January 1, 2014 through the time this request is processed. Any documentation, presentations, or instructions sent to DHS by Apple to help identify Apple products or to help investigate alleged copyright infringement..  Your request was received in this office on June 22, 2016. Due to the increasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay in processing your request. Per Section 5.5(a) of the DHS FOIA regulations, 6 C.F.R. Part 5, ICE processes FOIA requests according to their order of receipt. Although ICE’s goal is to respond within 20 business days of receipt of your request, the FOIA does permit a 10- day extension of this time period. As your request seeks numerous documents that will necessitate a thorough and wide-ranging search, ICE will invoke a 10-day extension for your request, as allowed by Title 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(B). If you care to narrow the scope of your request, please contact our office. We will make every effort to comply with your request in a timely manner. Provisions of the FOIA allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request.  We shall charge you for records in accordance with the DHS Interim FOIA regulations as they apply to non-commercial requesters.  As a non-commercial requester, you will be charged 10 cents per page for duplication; the first 100 pages are free, as are the first two hours of search time, after which you will pay the per quarter-hour rate ($4.00 for clerical personnel, $7.00 for professional personnel, $10.25 for managerial personnel) of the searcher.  We will construe the submission of your request as an agreement to pay up to $25.00. You will be contacted before any further fees are accrued. We have queried the appropriate program offices within ICE for responsive records. If any responsive records are located, they will be reviewed for determination of releasability. Please be assured that one of the processors in our office will respond to your request as expeditiously as possible. We appreciate your patience as we proceed with your request.
Your request has been assigned reference number 2016-ICFO-41845. Please refer to this identifier in any future correspondence. To check the status of an ICE FOIA/PA request, please visit . Please note that to check the status of a request, you must enter the 2016-ICFO-XXXXX tracking number. You may contact this office at (866) 633-1182. Our mailing address is 500 12th Street, S.W., Stop 5009, Washington, D.C. 20536-5009. (http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status) http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status
Regards,
ICE FOIA Office
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Freedom of Information Act Office
500 12th Street, S.W., Stop 5009
Washington, D.C. 20536-5009
Telephone: 1-866-633-1182
Visit our FOIA website at
www.ice.gov/foia

From: ICE-FOIA

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request: Apple Seizures

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Good afternoon,

We are still waiting for a response from the tasked agency within ICE.

Sincerely,
ICE/FOIA

From: ICE-FOIA

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request: Apple Seizures

Email

Good afternoon,

We are still waiting for a response from the tasked agency within ICE.

Sincerely,
ICE/FOIA

From: ICE-FOIA

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request: Apple Seizures

Email

Good afternoon,

We are still waiting for a response from the tasked agency within ICE.

Sincerely,
ICE/FOIA

From: ICE-FOIA

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request: Apple Seizures

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Good afternoon,

We are still waiting for a response from the tasked agency within ICE.

Sincerely,
ICE/FOIA

From:

Subject: ICE FOIA Response for 2016-ICFO-41845

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Mr. Koebler,
ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2016-ICFO-41845, for A list of seizures and closed investigations (as well as closing documents) from “Operation Chain Reaction” involving products made by Apple, Inc. from January 1, 2014 through the time this request is processed. Any documentation, presentations, or instructions sent to DHS by Apple to help identify Apple products or to help investigate alleged copyright infringement. is attached.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA

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