MPD records of communications with Project Veritas, 1/1/17-3/1/17
| Tracking # |
2018-FOIA-05552 |
| Submitted | June 11, 2018 |
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Communications
From: Christopher Schiano
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any records, including but not limited to emails, letters, memos, text messages, or other written or digital documentation, of any communication between any employee of the Metropolitan Police Department and any member, employee, representative, or agent of the group Project Veritas, sent or received between January 1, 2017 and March 1, 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 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Christopher Schiano
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Dear Chris Schiano,
Case Number 2018-FOIA-05552 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 2018-FOIA-05552.
Regards,
DC Government
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Mr. Schiano,
This e-mail is in response to the above listed subject Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the following:
Any records, including but not limited to emails, letters, memos, text messages, or other written or digital documentation, of any communication between any employee of the Metropolitan Police Department and any member, employee, representative, or agent of the group Project Veritas, sent or received between January 1, 2017 and March 1, 2017.
Be advised 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.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) would not have knowledge of the names of any member, employee, representative, or agent of the group Project Veritas; therefore, 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 clarify/provide the names you are seeking to enable an adequate search to be conducted for records responsive to 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,
Lisa Archie-Mills
Supervisory FOIA Specialist
Metropolitan Police Department
300 Indiana Avenue, NW, Rm 4153
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 727-3721
lisa.archie-mills@dc.gov<mailto:lisa.archie-mills@dc.gov>
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From: Metropolitan Police Department
Dear Chris Schiano,
The status for your request is below. Please log in to https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. You can communicate directly with the FOIA officer processing your request by sending a message. To do so, click on the request ID and click Compose Message. Request status: On Hold - Need Info/Clarification Description:
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Sincerely,
DC Government
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Dear Chris Schiano,
The status for your request is below. Please log in to https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. You can communicate directly with the FOIA officer processing your request by sending a message. To do so, click on the request ID and click Compose Message. Request status: In Process Description:
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In Process
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On Hold – Fee Related
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Documents Delivered
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Closed
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Invalid Reference Number
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Sincerely,
DC Government
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Dear Chris Schiano,
The status for your request is below. Please log in to https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. You can communicate directly with the FOIA officer processing your request by sending a message. To do so, click on the request ID and click Compose Message. Request status: Closed Description:
On Hold-Need Info/Clarification
Your request is on hold (meaning that the processing time is suspended) pending clarification of scope, request for additional information, etc. You will be notified via correspondence explaining any reasons(s) your request is on hold.
In Process
Your request is actively being processed by DC Government.
On Hold – Fee Related
Your request is on hold (meaning that the processing time is suspended) pending resolution of a fee matter, e.g., estimated costs exceed what was promised to pay, estimate cots exceed $250.00, etc. You will be notified via correspondence explaining the specific fee matter that must be resolved before processing continues.
Documents Delivered
Responsive documents have been delivered. If delivery was made to your private reading room, login to the portal to view/download the responsive documents. Otherwise the records will be delivered in the method requested.
Closed
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Invalid Reference Number
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Sincerely,
DC Government
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