REQUEST FOR ALL TEACHING MATERIALS AND GUIDANCE MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPT. OF JUSTICE TO AGENCIES INVOLVED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHICH ASSIST IN COMPLETION OF AND ADMINISTRATION/SERVICE OF THIRD PARTY ELECTRONIC SEARCH WARRANTS

Craig Corliss-McDermott filed this request with the Department of Justice - FOIA/PA Mail Referral Unit of the United States of America.
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From: Craig Corliss-McDermott

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

This request aims to obtain any Official memorandum of policy,official policy language, documents or materials provided by the United States Department Of Justice, including all materials created by the United States Justice Department of Justice that are used for teaching or guiding law enforcement agencies at all levels (Federal,State and Local) in the preferred and or correct manner in which the receiving agency (of materials) should process of service,construction and completion of electronic search warrants.

This request does not aim to obtain information about any one particular type of electronic search warrant but rather is intended to obtain all available materials used by the united states department of justice and all official language or legal memorandums issued by the United States Department of Justice that provide guidance and or teach law enforcement agencies at all levels of government, both state and federal, how to apply for, obtain,service and meet the requirements for successful completion of A electronic search warrant that exist within the legal framework of the United States Legal system.

Please feel free to include all material containing any relevance to guidance provided or teaching materials and methods used by the United States Department Of Justice which were created with any intent to assist Law enforcement agencies regarding the service of electronic search warrants or contain any materials which is relevant to this request.

VERY IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS TO BETTER COMMUNICATE THE SCOPE OF THIS REQUEST:

Definition of the word "Guidance" per and as applied in this request is as follows: GUIDANCE - THE ACT OF PROVIDING ADVICE, GIVING EXAMPLES AND THE TEACHING OF A METHOD OR BEST PRACTICE BY WAY OF TEXT,VIDEO, AUDIO MEMO OR PRE STRUCTURED FORM.

Definition of the word "Materials" per and as applied in this request is as follows:

Materials - Any information in the form of Digital files, Digital text, Traditional media formats such as CD video or VHS or DVD, CD ROM, DIGITAL NEW MEDIA such as PDF OR COMPRESSED FILES, websites, digital video and hand written documents or memos.

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IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THIS REQUEST: Although this request names a variable number of formats which the information requested may be contained within, the filing party does not in anyway assume or expect that this request will cover or fulfill all of those mediums. In addition to those mediums already listed there may well be more; if upon searching the available records the searching party or Agency finds relative materials, filer expects and trusts that the searching agency will adhere to the law and apply responsive to the FOIA request, the information contained within that search. The filer has been very specific about the exact information that is being requested and has only included the possible formats to make the recipient agency aware that upon completion, the listed possible formats are formats that would be acceptable to the filer.
Thank you for your time and energy on this matter and I look forward to your response.

This request can be completed in any format needed to best serve the timely execution and responsive completion of this Freedom Of Information Act request - Respectfully submitted on this day, Monday, the 23rd day of January, 2017.

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,

Craig Corliss-McDermott

From: MRUFOIA Requests

Sir/Madam,

Please see the attached response to your FOIA request. Please note, your request has been assigned tracking number EMRUFOIA012317-8.

Thank you,

MRU FOIA

From: FOIAOJP

Via Email:
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>

Re: OJP FOIA No. 17-00129

Dear Mr. Corliss-McDermott:

This is to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request that you sent to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ Mail Referral Unit (MRU), forwarded your request, dated January 23, 2017, to the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of the General Counsel, which was received in this office on that same date. A copy of your request is attached for your convenience.

The records you seek require a search in another OJP office and so your request falls within "unusual circumstances." See 5 U.S.C. ยง 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. We have not yet completed a search to determine whether there are records within the scope of your request. The time needed to process your request will necessarily depend on the complexity of our records search and on the volume and complexity of any records located. 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 in the same track. Simple requests usually receive a response in approximately one month, whereas complex requests necessarily take longer. At this time, your request has been assigned to the complex track. You may wish to narrow the scope of your request to limit the number of potentially responsive records or agree to an alternative time frame for processing, should records be located; or you may wish to await the completion of our records search to discuss either of these options.

Your request is assigned to Lisa Gomes, FOIA Paralegal, for processing. If you have any questions or wish to discuss reformulation or an alternative time frame for the processing of your request, you may contact Ms. Gomes by telephone at (202) 307-6235, via e-mail at Lisa.Gomes@ojp.usdoj.gov<mailto:Lisa.Gomes@ojp.usdoj.gov>, or you may write to this office at OJP, 810 7th Street, N.W., Room 5400, Washington, D.C. 20531. Please include the above-referenced OJP FOIA number. Lastly, you may contact our FOIA Public Liaison at the above telephone number to discuss any aspect of your request.

Sincerely,

FOIAOJP
/s/

From: Gomes, Lisa (OJP)

Re: OJP FOIA No. 17-00129

Dear Mr. Corliss-McDermott:

Your request is being processed. We will have a response to you as soon as possible.

Thank you

Lisa M. Gomes
Office of the General Counsel
Office of Justice Programs
E-mail: Lisa.Gomes@usdoj.gov<mailto:Lisa.Gomes@usdoj.gov>

From: Gomes, Lisa (OJP)

Mr. Corliss-McDermott:
Attached is a response to your FOIA request to this office.

Thank you

Lisa M. Gomes
Office of the General Counsel
Office of Justice Programs
E-mail: Lisa.Gomes@usdoj.gov<mailto:Lisa.Gomes@usdoj.gov>

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