FOIA - "Breonna Taylor" Emails (Metropolitan Police Department)

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear J Ader, Request Number 2021-FOIA-00701 has been assigned to the request you submitted in relation to: Request description: To Whom It May Concern:

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

All emails sent and/or received from 9/20/2020 to 9/28/2020 containing/mentioning any of the following terms:

- Breonna Taylor
- #BreonnaTaylor

Responsive records should include email metadata (sender address, receiver address, time-stamps, etc.), the email subject, the body of the email, and any/all documents attached to each respective email sent/received.

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 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

J Ader

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Dear Mr. Ader, This office is in receipt ofyour Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Your FOIA request number is 2021-FOIA-00701and your assigned FOIA Specialist is RobertHughes. If you have any questionsregarding your request, please contact your assigned FOIA Specialist at (202)727-3721.  For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIA RequestNumber available when you contact our office. Please know, pursuant to D.C.Official Code § 2-532(c), we have 15 business-days, subject to the possibilityof a ten (10) business day extension to respond to the request as of the dateof receipt. Be advised, if your request is for Body Worn Camera (BWC)footage, D.C. Code § 2-532(c) allows 25 business days subject to thepossibility of 15 working-day extension, to respond to the request as of thedate of receipt. COVID-19 Notification Pursuant to section 808 of theCoronavirus Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 , effective June 9, 2020, D.C. Act 23-328, all FOIAdeadlines may be extended during a period of time for which the Mayor hasdeclared a public health emergency.  Pursuant to this provision, we haveclaimed an extension of the time in which to provide a response to yourrequest. Regards, Latrina Crumlin StaffAssistant, FOIA MetropolitanPolice Department 300Indiana Ave NW, RM 4153 Washington,DC 20001

Dear Mr. Ader, This office is in receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Your FOIA request number is 2021-FOIA-00701 and your assigned FOIA Specialist is Robert Eckert. If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact your assigned FOIA Specialist at (202) 727-3721.  For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIA Request Number available when you contact our office. Please know, pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-532(c), we have 15 business-days, subject to the possibility of a ten (10) business day extension to respond to the request as of the date of receipt. Be advised, if your request is for Body Worn Camera (BWC) footage, D.C. Code § 2-532(c) allows 25 business days subject to the possibility of 15 working-day extension, to respond to the request as of the date of receipt. COVID-19 Notification Pursuant to section 808 of the Coronavirus Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 , effective June 9, 2020, D.C. Act 23-328, all FOIA deadlines may be extended during a period of time for which the Mayor has declared a public health emergency.  Pursuant to this provision, we have claimed an extension of the time in which to provide a response to your request. Regards, Latrina Crumlin Staff Assistant, FOIA Metropolitan Police Department 300 Indiana Ave NW, RM 4153 Washington, DC 20001

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear J Ader, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: In Process Request ID: 2021-FOIA-00701 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:All emails sent and/or received from 9/20/2020 to 9/28/2020 containing/mentioning any of the following terms:- Breonna Taylor- #BreonnaTaylorResponsive records should include email metadata (sender address, receiver address, time-stamps, etc.), the email subject, the body of the email, and any/all documents attached to each respective email sent/received.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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,J AderUpload documents directly: Regards,
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J Ader
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RE: FOIA Request No.: 2021-FOIA-00701

Dear Mr. Ader:

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for "...emails sent and/or received from 9/20/2020 to 9/28/2020 containing/mentioning any of the following terms: - Breonna Taylor - #BreonnaTaylor."'

A review of your FOIA request indicates that the description of records you provided is not adequate, because it does not provide an adequate basis to perform a reasonable search to locate responsive records. A FOIA request must reasonably describe the records sought, such that agency staff familiar with the records may reasonably ascertain exactly which records are being requested, and to locate them, with a "reasonable" amount of effort.

As described, this FOIA request is such that, while it provides a "search term" and dates, and as such refers to a certain category of records, it lacks specificity as to particular documents with a particular subject matter, originator or recipient, organizational component, specific content, etc. The courts have said that the FOIA was not intended to reduce government agencies to be investigators on behalf of requesters; and, that the FOIA does not require agencies to conduct "unreasonably burdensome" searches for records, and is not intended to allow requesters to conduct "fishing expeditions" through agency files . Therefore, we are closing our file on this FOIA request. This does not prejudice your ability to submit a new FOIA request, in the future, on this or other subject matter. However, we strongly advise that a significantly more complete and limited description be provided for any future FOIA request(s) such that it is as specific as possible relative to (a) particular document(s), along with, if at all possible, the author, date, subject matter, and content, in order to allow a reasonable search to be completed.

Please know that, under D.C. Official Code § 2-537 and 1 DCMR § 412, you have the right to appeal this letter to the Mayor or to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. If you elect to appeal to the Mayor, your appeal must be in writing and contain "Freedom of Information Act Appeal" or "FOIA Appeal" in the subject line of the letter as well on the outside of the envelope. The appeal must include (1) a copy of the original request; (2) a copy of any written denial; (3) a statement of the circumstances, reasons, and/or arguments advanced in support of disclosure; and (4) a daytime telephone number, an e-mail and/or U.S. mailing address at which you can be reached.

The appeal must be mailed to: The Mayor's Office of Legal Counsel, FOIA Appeal, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 407, Washington, D.C. 20004. Electronic versions of the same information can instead be e-mailed to The Mayor's Office of Legal Counsel at foia.appeals@dc.gov<mailto:foia.appeals@dc.gov>. Further, a copy of all appeal materials must be forwarded to the Freedom of Information Officer of the involved agency, or to the agency head of that agency, if there is no designated Freedom of Information Officer there. Failure to follow these administrative steps will result in delay in the processing and commencement of a response to your appeal to the Mayor.

Sincerely,

Bob Eckert

FOIA Specialist

Freedom of Information Act Office

Metropolitan Police Department

Robert.eckert@dc.gov<mailto:Robert.eckert@dc.gov>

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This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear J Ader, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Closed Request ID: 2021-FOIA-00701 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:All emails sent and/or received from 9/20/2020 to 9/28/2020 containing/mentioning any of the following terms:- Breonna Taylor- #BreonnaTaylorResponsive records should include email metadata (sender address, receiver address, time-stamps, etc.), the email subject, the body of the email, and any/all documents attached to each respective email sent/received.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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,J AderUpload documents directly: Regards,
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