Records between White House Staff and CFPB
| Tracking # |
CFPB-2019-0151-F |
| Submitted | Dec. 17, 2018 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Paul Gottinger
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Request a copy of: 1. any and all records created or transmitted by or between White House staff, including but not limited to their email addresses ending in “who.eop.gov,” including but not limited to Jared Kushner, John F. Kelly, Justin Clark, George Sifakis, Andrew Giuliani, Bill Stepien, Stephen Munisteri, Jennifer Korn, Sarah Makin, Ivanka Trump, Gary Cohn, Jeremy Katz, Ashley Hickey Marquis, and Dina Powell, Kenneth I. Juster, Jeremy Katz, George David Banks , Mathew Haarsager, Shahira Knight, Ashley Hickey Marquis, Andrew Olmem, Andrew Quinn, and CFPB employees between January 1, 2018 and December 15, 2018.
2. In addition to the records requested above, we also request records describing the processing of this request, including records sufficient to identify search terms used and locations and custodians searched, and any tracking sheets used to track the processing of this request. If your agency uses FOIA questionnaires or certifications completed by individual custodians or components to determine whether they possess responsive materials or to describe how they conducted searches, we also request any such records prepared in connection with the processing of this request.
I am a career journalist with work that has appeared at The Daily Beast among other publications. I am willing to pay any reasonable expenses associated with this request, however, as the purpose of the requested disclosure is in full conformity with the statutory requirements for a waiver of fees, I formally request such a waiver.
If you have any questions please feel to reach out to me directly at 763.360.5622.
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,
Paul Gottinger
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. 17, 2018. 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: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Good Afternoon,
Please be advised that the BCFP FOIA Office has a backlog of pending FOIA requests. We are diligently working to process each request in the order in which it was received. Your patience is greatly appreciated.
In response to your request for a status update for FOIA Request #: BCFP-2019-0151-F, a Request for Documents (RFD) has been sent. You will be notified of any responsive records, once they arrive.
Thank you,
FOIA Public Liaison | FOIA Office
Office: (202) 435-9499 | Toll Free: (855) 444-3642
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
consumerfinance.gov/foia
Confidentiality Notice: If you received this email by mistake, you should notify the sender of the mistake and delete the e-mail and any
attachments. An inadvertent disclosure is not intended to waive any privileges.
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. 17, 2018. 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: 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. 17, 2018. 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: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Good Afternoon,
We apologize for the delay in getting back to you. In response to your request for a status update for FOIA Request #: BCFP-2019-0151-F, we are following up with the analyst assigned to your case on an estimated date of delivery.
Again, please be advised that the CFPB FOIA Office has a backlog of pending FOIA requests. We are diligently working to process each request in the order in which it was received. Your patience is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
FOIA Public Liaison | FOIA Office
Office: (202) 435-9499 | Toll Free: (855) 444-3642
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
consumerfinance.gov/foia
Confidentiality Notice: If you received this email by mistake, you should notify the sender of the mistake and delete the e-mail and any
attachments. An inadvertent disclosure is not intended to waive any privileges.
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. 17, 2018. 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: 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. 17, 2018. 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: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Good Afternoon,
Thank you for contacting the FOIA office regarding a status update. Please be advised that the CFPB FOIA Office has a backlog of pending FOIA requests. We are diligently working to process each request in the order in which it was received. Your patience is greatly appreciated.
As an update, we have initiated a search and are awaiting reply from the offices likely to maintain responsive records. We will be in touch shortly if we require additional clarification.
I am working with the assigned analyst to determine the estimated completion date.
Thanks,
FOIA Public Liaison | FOIA Office
Office: (202) 435-9499 | Toll Free: (855) 444-3642
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
consumerfinance.gov/foia<https://www.consumerfinance.gov/foia-requests/>
Confidentiality Notice: If you received this email by mistake, you should notify the sender of the mistake and delete the e-mail and any attachments. An inadvertent disclosure is not intended to waive any privileges.
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. 17, 2018. 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: 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. 17, 2018. 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: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Good Morning,
Thank you for contacting the FOIA office regarding a status update. Please be advised that the CFPB FOIA Office has a backlog of pending FOIA requests. We are diligently working to process each request in the order in which it was received. Your patience is greatly appreciated.
As an update to your FOIA requests CFPB-2019-0151-F, we have initiated a search and are awaiting reply from the offices likely to maintain responsive records. We will be in touch shortly if we require additional clarification.
Thanks,
FOIA Public Liaison | FOIA Office
Office: (202) 435-9499 | Toll Free: (855) 444-3642
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
consumerfinance.gov/foia<https://www.consumerfinance.gov/foia-requests/>
Confidentiality Notice: If you received this email by mistake, you should notify the sender of the mistake and delete the e-mail and any attachments. An inadvertent disclosure is not intended to waive any privileges.
From: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Good Morning, Mr. Gottinger.
I am a new FOIA analyst here at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and was recently assigned FOIA request CFPB-2019-0151-F that you submitted on December 17, 2018. I recently left telephone voice messages on the contact number provided for you regarding narrowing the scope of your request as the initial search produced a voluminous amount of documents. In the voice message, I suggested narrowing the scope of your request to the White House individuals that are listed in the request or giving us specific CFPB employees that sent and/or received the White House emails. I have attached for your review the original request that was submitted. Please let us know by response to this email or by telephone if the suggestions for narrowing the scope of your request are acceptable.
Thank you,
Quentin D. Bullock
Paralegal Specialist (Contractor)| Operations
Office: (202) 435-7250 | Mobile: (202) 286-0334
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
consumerfinance.gov<http://www.consumerfinance.gov/>
From: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Good Morning, Mr. Gottinger.
I am a new FOIA analyst here at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and was recently assigned FOIA request CFPB-2019-0151-F that you submitted on December 17, 2018. I recently left telephone voice messages on the contact number provided for you regarding narrowing the scope of your request as the initial search produced a voluminous amount of documents. In the voice message, I suggested narrowing the scope of your request to the White House individuals that are listed in the request or giving us specific CFPB employees that sent and/or received the White House emails. I have attached for your review the original request that was submitted. Please let us know by response to this email or by telephone if the suggestions for narrowing the scope of your request are acceptable.
Thank you,
Quentin D. Bullock
Paralegal Specialist (Contractor)| Operations
Office: (202) 435-7250 | Mobile: (202) 286-0334
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
consumerfinance.gov<http://www.consumerfinance.gov/>
From: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Good Afternoon, Mr. Gottinger.
I have made several attempts to reach you by telephone on August 21, 2019, an email on August 28, 2019 and left you a voice message today regarding clarification on FOIA request CFPB-2019-151-F. As a result of the multiple attempts, we will be placing your request on hold pending clarification from you. Please contact me as soon as possible regarding narrowing the scope of your request so that we may proceed with processing. Also, be advised that your request is not considered perfected until such time as the clarification outlined in the previous email is received. Please provide the requested clarification within 30 days from the date of this email or we will assume you are no longer interested in this FOIA request and your request will be administratively closed.
Sincerely,
Quentin D. Bullock
Paralegal Specialist (Contractor)| Operations
Office: (202) 435-7250 | Mobile: (202) 286-0334
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
consumerfinance.gov<http://www.consumerfinance.gov/>
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