MuckRock emails (Office of the Director of National Intelligence)
Tracking # |
DF-2018-00210 |
Multi Request | MuckRock emails |
Submitted | May 23, 2018 |
Due | June 28, 2018 |
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 all emails containing the terms "MuckRock", "Muck Rock" or "MuckRock.com", excluding emails sent to or from a MuckRock.com email address. Please include the complete email exchange for each email, including any emails that are being replied to as well as any subsequent replies.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities. I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. 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. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.
Additionally, 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). Further, 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 itself are moot for the purposes of determining the appropriate 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: 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 May 23, 2018. 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 Director of National Intelligence
Good morning,
Thanks for your request. Your case was opened under DF-2018-00210 and is currently in the queue to be worked.
Thanks,
DNI-FOIA
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From: Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Good Afternoon Ms. Best,
Please see enclosed document. Your assigned case number is DF-2018-00210.
Thank you.
DNI/FOIA
From: Emma North-Best
Courts have held that this exact sort of request is reasonable, and compelled compliance. See attached. Please note that I am aware of the fact that your email system is compatible with eDiscovery tools, and the DNI has no excuse for not being able to employ them.
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 May 23, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #DF-2018-00210.
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 May 23, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #DF-2018-00210.
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 May 23, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #DF-2018-00210.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Hello,
Your request is currently in our queue to be worked. Please note there are 518 cases ahead of yours, until the status of your request changes, we will not provide any further updates.
DNI-FOIA strives to work our cases on a first in/first out basis and level of complexity and/or volume.
Please know that your cases are important to us. We are working hard to reduce our backlog and get all of our requesters timely responses. Thank you.
Sincerely,
DNI-FOIA
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 May 23, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #DF-2018-00210.
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 May 23, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #DF-2018-00210.
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 May 23, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #DF-2018-00210.
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 request, copied below. 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.
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