Congressional requests, 2015-2017 (Drug Enforcement Administration)
Tracking # |
18-00874-F |
Multi Request | Congressional requests, 2015-2017 |
Submitted | June 26, 2018 |
Due | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Est. Completion | None |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Copies of any requests for documents, information, briefings or testimony sent to either the director's office or the appropriate congressional liaison office between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2017.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the Internet Archive and MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience.
Case law states that “proof of the ability to disseminate the released information to a broad cross- section of the public is not required.” Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Dep’t of Justice, 365 F.3d 1108, 1126 (D.C. Cir. 2004); see Carney v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 19 F.3d 807, 814-15 (2d Cir. 1994). Courts have held that "qualified because it also had “firm” plans to “publish a number of . . . ‘document sets’” concerning United States foreign and national security policy." Under this criteria, as well, I qualify as a member of the news media.
Additionally, courts have held that the news media status "focuses on the nature of the requester, not its request. The provision requires that the request be “made by” a representative of the news media. Id. § 552(a)(4)(A)(ii)(II). A newspaper reporter, for example, is a representative of the news media regardless of how much interest there is in the story for which he or she is requesting information." As such, the details of the request are moot for the purposes of determining the fee category.
As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.
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,
Emma Best
From: Drug Enforcement Administration
Good Afternoon Ms. Best,
Please find attached a copy of our acknowledgement letter regarding your FOIA request. If you have any questions please feel free to contact our Customer Service Hotline at 202-307-7596.
Respectfully yours,
Deshelia Wallace
Supervisory Government Information Specialist
Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Unit (SARF)
(desk) 202-353-1212; (fax) 202-307-8556
FOIA/PA Main Phone Line 202-307-7596
From: Emma North-Best
Please see Shapiro v. CIA, No. 14-00019, 2016 WL 1069646 (D.D.C. Mar. 17, 2016) (Cooper, J.), which found that "FOIA's reasonable-description requirement does not doom requests that precisely describe the records sought, even if compliance might overwhelm an agency’s response team." This ruling specifically applied to requests such as this where "regardless of how onerous it might be to locate them, there can be no dispute about which items are being requested."
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 26, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #18-00874-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 26, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #18-00874-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 26, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #18-00874-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 26, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #18-00874-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Drug Enforcement Administration
Good Morning Ms. Best:
Attached, you will find signed reformulation letter for your SARF case number 18-00874-F. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the GIS Specialist that is listed on your letter or call the mainline 202-307-7596
Respectfully yours,
Jewell Carroll
Program Specialist
Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Unit (SARF)
(Desk) 202-307-4006; (fax) 202-307-8556
FOIA/PA Main Phone Line 202-307-7596
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Signed reformulation letter for the FOIA Case Number 18-00874-F
From: Emma North-Best
Two years is not overly broad, regardless of what you claim, and I seek all of the materials you suggest. Please and thank you.
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