DOJ Pardon
| Tracking # |
2017-273137 |
| Submitted | Aug. 28, 2017 |
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From: Joseph Uchill
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All recommendations, reports, outgoing emails from the Office of the Pardon Attorney, and incoming emails to the Office of the Pardon Attorney from any ".gov" email address or Joe Arpaio concerning Joe Arpaio.
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,
Joseph Uchill
From:
September 1, 2017
Mr. Joseph Uchill
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 42508
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
Re: Freedom of Information Act Request: FOIA 2017-273137
(Acknowledgment)
Dear Mr. Uchill:
This correspondence is in response to your Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) request dated and received in the Office of the
Pardon Attorney (OPA) on August 28, 2017. Pursuant to the Freedom of
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., you requested all
recommendations, reports, outgoing emails from the Office of the Pardon
Attorney, and incoming emails to the Office of the Pardon Attorney from
any ".gov" email address or Joe Arpaio concerning Joe Arpaio.
Based on my understanding of your request and the fact
that OPA does not have the ability to perform broad and conclusive
email searches in-house, I will have to request a search be conducted
across emails to or from all OPA employees by the Department of
Justice's Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), so your
request falls within "unusual circumstances." See 5 U.S.C. §
552(a)(6)(B)(i)-(iii). Because of these unusual circumstances, we are
extending the time limit to respond to your request beyond the ten
additional days provided by the statute. Until OCIO completes a search
to determine whether there are any records within the scope of your
request, I will be unable to review responsive records and provide an
estimated response time. The time needed to process your request will
depend on the number of data requests in queue prior to yours, the
complexity of their records search, and the volume of any records
located as being potentially responsive. For your information, this
Office assigns incoming requests to one of three tracks: simple,
complex, or expedited. Each request is then handled on a first-in,
first-out basis in relation to other requests within the same track.
Simple requests usually receive a response within one month, whereas
complex requests take longer. At this time, your request has been
assigned to the complex track because it is not one that can be
responded to without the assistance of another DOJ office. You may
feel free to inquire back about the status of your request at any
point, but I can assure you that I will review and provide a response
to your request as soon as the results of the search have been provided
to me and I am able to review any potentially relevant records for
responsiveness.
You may email this office at PardonAttorneyFOIA@usdoj.gov
<mailto:PardonAttorneyFOIA@usdoj.gov> for any further assistance with
your FOIA request. Additionally, you may contact the Office of
Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and
Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services
they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of
Government Information Services, National Archives and Records
Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland
20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov <mailto:ogis@nara.gov> ; telephone
at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at
202-741-5769.
Sincerely,
William N. Taylor II
Executive Officer
Office of the Pardon Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
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From: OPA FOIA
This is a duplicate of OPA FOIA 2017-273137, received on August 28, 2017, which we have already acknowledged receipt for. As a result, we will not be opening a new FOIA workflow for the request.
Regards,
FOIA Unit
Office of the Pardon Attorney
PardonAttorneyFOIA@usdoj.gov<mailto:PardonAttorneyFOIA@usdoj.gov>
https://www.justice.gov/pardon/pardon-attorney-foia
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 Aug. 28, 2017. 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:
October 2, 2017
Mr. Joseph Uchill
MuckRock
DEPT MR 42508
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
Re: Freedom of Information Act Request: FOIA 2017-273137 (Status Update)
Dear Mr. Uchill:
This correspondence is in response to your email dated
October 2, 2017, requesting a status update on the above referenced
FOIA. Please be advised that responsive records have not been
identified or reviewed as of yet. As soon as any potentially
responsive records have been reviewed, we will respond accordingly.
You may email this office at PardonAttorneyFOIA@usdoj.gov
<mailto:PardonAttorneyFOIA@usdoj.gov> for any further assistance with
your FOIA request. Additionally, you may contact the Office of
Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and
Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services
they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of
Government Information Services, National Archives and Records
Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland
20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov <mailto:ogis@nara.gov> ; telephone
at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at
202-741-5769.
Sincerely,
William N. Taylor II
Executive Officer
Office of the Pardon Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 28, 2017. 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 Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 28, 2017. 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 Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 28, 2017. 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 Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 28, 2017. 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 Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 28, 2017. 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: Office of the Pardon Attorney
March2,2018 Mr.JosephUchill MuckRock
DEPTMR42508
411AHighlandAve
Somerville,MA02144-2516 Re:FreedomofInformationActRequest: FOIA2017-273137 StatusUpdate DearMr.Uchill: This correspondence isinresponsetoyour emaildatedMarch2,2018,regardingyour FreedomofInformationAct(FOIA)request datedand receivedintheOfficeofthePardonAttorney(OPA)on August28, 2017 . Pursuantto theFreedomofInformationAct ,5U.S.C.§552 etseq .,yourequested llrecommendations,reports,outgoingemailsfromtheOfficeofthePardonAttorney,andincomingemailstotheOfficeofthePardonAttorneyfromany".gov"emailaddressorJoeArpaioconcerningJoeArpaio. Pleasebeadvisedthat potentially esponsiverecordshavenotbeen id entifiedorreviewedasofyet. Assoonasanypotentially responsiverecordshavebeenreviewed,wewillrespondaccordingly. Youmay emailthisofficeat PardonAttorneyFOIA@usdoj.gov foranyfurtherassistance withyourFOIArequest . Additionally,youmaycontacttheOfficeofGovernmentInformationServices(OGIS)attheNationalArchivesandRecordsAdministrationtoinquireabouttheFOIAmediationservicestheyoffer.ThecontactinformationforOGISisasfollows:OfficeofGovernmentInformationServices,NationalArchivesandRecordsAdministration,8601AdelphiRoad-OGIS,CollegePark,Maryland 20740-6001,e-mailat ogis@nara.gov ;telephoneat202-741-5770;tollfreeat1-877-684-6448;orfacsimileat202-741-5769. Sincerely, WilliamN.TaylorII ExecutiveOfficer OfficeofthePardonAttorney U.S.DepartmentofJustice
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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 Aug. 28, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-273137.
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 Aug. 28, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-273137.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Office of the Pardon Attorney
May2,2018 Mr.JosephUchill MuckRock
DEPTMR42508
411AHighlandAve
Somerville,MA02144-2516 Re:FreedomofInformationActRequest: FOIA2017-273137 StatusUpdate DearMr.Uchill: This correspondence isinresponsetoyour emailrequestingastatusupdateonyour FreedomofInformationAct(FOIA)request datedand receivedintheOfficeofthePardonAttorney(OPA)on August28, 2017 . Pursuantto theFreedomofInformationAct ,5U.S.C.§552 etseq .,yourequested llrecommendations,reports,outgoingemailsfromtheOfficeofthePardonAttorney,andincomingemailstotheOfficeofthePardonAttorneyfromany".gov"emailaddressconcerningJoeArpaio. Pleasebeadvisedthatresponsiverecordshavenotbeen identifiedorreviewedasofyet.Assoonasanypotentially responsiverecordshavebeenreviewed,wewillrespondaccordingly. Youmay emailthisofficeat PardonAttorneyFOIA@usdoj.gov foranyfurtherassistance withyourFOIArequest . Additionally,youmaycontacttheOfficeofGovernmentInformationServices(OGIS)attheNationalArchivesandRecordsAdministrationtoinquireabouttheFOIAmediationservicestheyoffer.ThecontactinformationforOGISisasfollows:OfficeofGovernmentInformationServices,NationalArchivesandRecordsAdministration,8601AdelphiRoad-OGIS,CollegePark,Maryland 20740-6001,e-mailat ogis@nara.gov ;telephoneat202-741-5770;tollfreeat1-877-684-6448;orfacsimileat202-741-5769. Sincerely, WilliamN.TaylorII ExecutiveOfficer OfficeofthePardonAttorney U.S.DepartmentofJustice
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From: Office of the Pardon Attorney
February 26, 2024 Re: PARDON FOIA 2017 273137 Dear Joseph Uchill: This correspondence is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated and received in the Office of the Pardon Attorney (PARDON) on August 28, 2017. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552 et seq., you requested: all recommendations, reports, outgoing emails from the Office of the Pardon Attorney, and incoming emails to the Office of the Pardon Attorney from any ".gov" email address or Joe Arpaio concerning Joe Arpaio. The records you have requested can now be found on our website, https://www.justice.gov/pardon/pardon-attorney-foia/foia-library . Please be advised that this disclosure includes all segregable, nonexempt records within our possession or control. However, I am withholding certain records or portions of records because they are protected from disclosure pursuant to Exemption 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(5) and 6 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(6). You may email this office at PardonAttorneyFOIA@usdoj.gov for any further assistance with your FOIA request. Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. If you are not satisfied with our determination in response to this request, you may administratively appeal by writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, 441 G Street, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20530, or you may submit an appeal through OIP's FOIA STAR portal by creating an account and following the instructions on OIP’s website: https://www.justice.gov/oip/submit-and-track-request-or-appeal. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within 90 days of the date of my response to your request. We also suggest you clearly note “Freedom of Information Act Appeal of PARDON FOIA 2017 273137 ” so that OIP will be able to refer to the correct case number. Sincerely, Office of the Pardon Attorney
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