FBI/DOJ FOIA consult (Metropolitan Police Department)

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Emma Best, Request Number 2019-FOIA-08097 has been assigned to the request you submitted in relation to: Request description:

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copies of any emails, letters, memos or other records of consultations regarding public records requests (FOI/FOIL/FOIA etc.) with either the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Agency components.

I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit 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.

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

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DearMrs./Ms. Best, This office is inreceipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Your FOIA request numberis 2019-FOIA-08097 and your assigned FOIA request has been assigned to Tara Branch. If you have anyquestions regarding your request, please contact the assigned FOIA Specialistat (202) 727-3721.  For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIARequest Number available when you contact our office. Regards, LatrinaCrumlin StaffAssistant MetropolitanPolice Department 300Indiana Avenue, Rm 4153 Washington,DC 20001

Dear Ms./Mrs. Best, The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires that requests describe the records sought with sufficient detail to allow an agency employee familiar with the subject area of the request to locate the records with a reasonable amount of effort.  More specifically, 1 DCMR § 402.4 states that: A request shall reasonably describe the desired record(s). Where possible, the specific information regarding names, places, events, subjects, dates, files, titles, file designation, or other identifying information shall be supplied. Your request does not adequately describe the records sought; therefore, we are unable to process it at this time.  If you wish to pursue your request, please provide a specific time frame to enable our office to process your request. If we do not receive the clarification required within five (5) business days from the date of this letter, we will presume that you are no longer interested in pursuing your request and consider this a constructive withdrawal and close our file.  In the meantime, your request will be placed on hold and the time for our response will not accrue under 1 DMCR § 405.6. Regards, Latrina Crumlin Staff Assistant, FOIA Metropolitan Police Department 300 Indiana Avenue, Rm 4153 Washington, DC  20001

Dear Emma Best,
The status of your FOIA request #2019-FOIA-08097 has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To log into the DC Government FOIA Portal click on the Application URL below.

https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx

Sincerely,
DC Government

Dear Ms. Emma Best,
Per our e-mail communication sent to you onOctober 1, 2019, seeking clarification to fulfill your request, you arehereby being notified that because we have not heard from you in the time-frameallotted in our communication, your FOIA request assigned .: 2019-FOIA-08097,has been withdrawn.
Regards,
Ms. Branch
FOIA Specialist

Dear Emma Best,
The status of your FOIA request #2019-FOIA-08097 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the DC Government FOIA Portal click on the Application URL below.

https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx

Sincerely,
DC Government