Email Correspondence
| Tracking # |
2020-100 |
| Submitted | Dec. 25, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: George Johnston
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All communications (e.g. emails) from and/to the email address Vincent.King@socom.mil from April 03, 2019, until April 09, 2019: Keywords include: William Rausch, warrant, indictment, trial, investigation, or legal.
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,
George Johnston
From: U.S. Special Operations Command - USSOCOM
Dear Mr. Johnston,
We have received your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted to U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), which is copied below. It has been assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2020-100. Please refer to this number should you have any questions concerning your request.
Your request is being processed in accordance with procedural requirements promulgated in Department of Defense (DoD) Manual 5400.07, which is available on the internet at: https://open.defense.gov/Portals/23/Documents/FOIA/FOIA_Resources/DoDM%205400.07.pdf?ver=2017-03-15-135646-847. The actual processing time will depend upon its complexity, whether it involves sensitive records, voluminous records, extensive searches, consultation among DoD components or other agencies, and our administrative workload.
We have placed you in the "all others" fee category, which means you are obligated to pay for all search time beyond two hours and duplication costs after the first 100 pages. We will advise you if the costs are expected to exceed the corresponding amount to process your request after the first 100 pages.
The USSOCOM FOIA Office has a substantial number of pending FOIA cases; therefore, we process requests in a multi-track processing system based on the date of receipt and the amount of work and time involved in processing each request. We estimate the time for completion to be approximately 9-12 months; it could be more or less. If you wish to discuss this or have any other questions or concerns, please contact this office at FOIA@socom.mil<mailto:FOIA@socom.mil>.
Regards,
USSOCOM FOIA Team
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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 Dec. 25, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Special Operations Command - USSOCOM
Mr. Johnston,
Our office is in receipt of your inquiry on the status of the FOIA request you submitted to our office.
The USSOCOM FOIA Office has a substantial number of pending FOIA cases; therefore, we process requests in a multi-track processing system based on the date of receipt and the amount of work and time involved in processing each request. We estimate the time for completion to be approximately 12-15 months; it could be more or less. Our office would like to assure you that we are already actively processing your request, and that you will receive a response from us within the time specified above, or much EARLIER.
If you wish to discuss this or have any other questions or concerns, please contact this office at FOIA@socom.mil<mailto:FOIA@socom.mil>.
Regards,
USSOCOM FOIA Team
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From: U.S. Special Operations Command - USSOCOM
Dear Mr. Johnston,
This is in response to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request you submitted to the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), which was assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2020-100. Please see attached final response letter, along with a copy of the FOIA request that you submitted to our office.
We are closing your request with no further action required by this office.
Regards,
USSOCOM FOIA Team
From: George Johnston
There is a public interest here. There was an active-duty officer, MAJ William Rausch, who was in a highly sensitive area who was under federal indicted. The public has a right to know about what transpired over there when he was formally indicted.
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