Public Records Request - AdventHealth or Adventist Health System
| Submitted | July 5, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Bailey Pillon
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, s. 286.011, F.S., I hereby request the following records:
All court documents within the jurisdiction of the court wherein AdventHealth aka Adventist Health System aka Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation d/b/a AdventHealth (Healthcare Corporation) is listed as either plaintiff or defendant in a civil lawsuit from 2016 to 2023, on the day this request is processed.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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.
I would also appreciate an approximate time frame for this request to be processed. Depending of the time frame for the request to be fulfilled and any fees that may be incurred, I may revise the criteria.
If you deny any part of this request, please cite each specific exemption you think justifies your refusal to release the information and notify me of appeal procedures available under the law.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Bailey Pillon
From:
Thank you for contacting the Volusia County Clerk of Court’s office. We will respond within 1-2 business days.
If your inquiry requires immediate attention, please call our office at (386) 736-5915
Please note that our business hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm EST, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Thank you for your patience,
LAURA E. ROTH, Clerk of the Circuit Court Seventh Circuit, Volusia County, Florida
Phone: 386-736-5915
Email: clerk@clerk.org
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 6, 2023. 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:
Thank you for contacting the Volusia County Clerk of Court’s office. We will respond within 1-2 business days.
If your inquiry requires immediate attention, please call our office at (386) 736-5915
Please note that our business hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm EST, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Thank you for your patience,
LAURA E. ROTH, Clerk of the Circuit Court Seventh Circuit, Volusia County, Florida
Phone: 386-736-5915
Email: clerk@clerk.org
From: Volusia County Clerk Of Courts
Good morning.
I see that the last email our office sent was on July 11th and had the requested information. I have attached it below. It is the highlighted information.
Upon receipt of payment, your copies will be provided.
Per our legal counsel, copies will be $1.00 per page. You can locate a lot of this information and copies yourself at no charge on our website at www.clerk.org<http://www.clerk.org>
Sincerely
Susie
Good afternoon Mr Bailey,
Thank you for your patience. Please see the below response from our legal department. As a convenience, attached is lists as to the page count associated with your request.
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Tammy R Marder, Deputy Clerk III
LAURA E. ROTH, Clerk of the Circuit Court
Seventh Circuit, Volusia County, Florida
Phone: (386)736-5915 ext 18415
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Thank you for your public record request wherein you are requesting under s. 286.011, F.S. "[a]ll court documents within the jurisdiction of the court wherein AdventHealth aka Adventist Health system aka Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation d/b/a AdventHealth (Healthcare Corporation) is listed as either Plaintiff or defendant in a civil lawsuit from 2016 to 203, on the day this request is processed." You also ask that the fees for this request be waived and that you prefer that this request be filled out electronically. In a follow-up email sent to the Clerk's office, you further state that you contacted the Florida Supreme Court and were informed that these records were unavailable online and that such records could be requested from our office. You were also provided a response from the Clerk's office addressing your initial request.
The records you request are considered court records and are governed by the Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes, and Section 28.24, Florida Statutes.
Per our initial response, you can visit our website to get most, if not all, of these records online. Doing it online will save you time and cost. If you prefer that we perform the search, there are costs associated with this request. Section 119.07(4)(d) authorizes the imposition of a special service charge when the nature or volume of public records to be inspected is such as to require extensive use of information resources, extensive use of information technology, extensive clerical or supervisory assistance, or both. An initial search for AdventHealth and related records reveals this is a high-volume request, and clerk staff would have to review this request to protect confidential and exempt information under Rule 2.420 of the Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration. Additionally, section 28.24(6)(a), Florida Statutes, allows the custodian of records to charge $1.00 for the making of copies regardless of whether it is paper copies or copies being made to transmit electronically.
We cannot comment on what the Florida Supreme Court has informed you about our records since we, at the local level, control what we can and cannot post online for public viewing.
To this end, we urge you to visit our website, as provided in one of our last emails, to save you time and expense. If you prefer we perform this search, please let us know, and we will provide you with a time estimate and the costs associated (clerical, I.T., and cost of copies) with this request.
Thank you,
Legal Department.
From: Bailey Pillon
Hi Susie and Tammy,
I appreciate you two brining this to my attention and I will reflect on it. I do understand what you mean about the local level being different per Florida's public records law, though disheartening, I realize it is not a decision of yours to make.
Thank you,
Bailey Pillon
From: Volusia County Clerk Of Courts
Thank you for understanding.
Have a wonderful day.
Sincerely,
Susie
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Susie Krummenacker, Senior Project Specialist
LAURA E. ROTH, Clerk of the Circuit Court
Seventh Circuit, Volusia County, Florida
Phone: 386-736-5915, extension 18212
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 6, 2023. 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: Volusia County Clerk Of Courts
Good morning.
Has payment been made for the copies requested?
If so, can you please provide payment information.
Upon receipt of the funds, the copies will be sent.
Sincerely,
Susie
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Susie Krummenacker, Senior Project Specialist
LAURA E. ROTH, Clerk of the Circuit Court
Seventh Circuit, Volusia County, Florida
Phone: 386-736-5915, extension 18212
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From: Bailey Pillon
Hi Susie,
My apologies. That follow-up was sent in error and I hereby formally withdraw this request. I want to reiterate that I appreciate the extra time, effort, and cooperation put into this matter.
Sincerely,
Bailey Pillon
From: Volusia County Clerk Of Courts
Good morning Bailey.
Not a problem. ☺
Have a wonderful day and weekend!
Susie
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Susie Krummenacker, Senior Project Specialist
LAURA E. ROTH, Clerk of the Circuit Court
Seventh Circuit, Volusia County, Florida
Phone: 386-736-5915, extension 18212
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