Request for records, batch #2
| Submitted | April 8, 2020 |
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From: Christopher Tidmarsh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all written records (including but not limited to hard-copy documents, emails, word processor documents, PDF documents, etc.) created or written by Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos between January 1, 2019 and the date this request is processed which have not yet been released to the general public and which contain one or more of the following words, terms, or phrases (case-insensitive):
-"corrupt"
-"corruption"
-"violent"
-"violence"
-"chaos"
-"disorder"
-"law and order"
-"radical"
-"radicals"
-"radicalism"
-"socialist"
-"socialists"
-"socialism"
-"communist"
-"communists"
-"communism"
-"commie"
-"commies"
-"sedition"
-"seditious"
-"treason"
-"treasonous"
-"traitor"
-"traitors"
-"Stalin"
-"Stalinist"
-"Stalinists"
-"Stalinism"
-"Marx"
-"Marxist"
-"Marxists"
-"Marxism"
-"Antifa"
-"anarchist"
-"anarchists"
-"anarchy"
-"anarchism"
-"hippie"
-"hippy"
-"hippies"
-"granola"
-"kumbaya"
-"peacenik"
-"peaceniks"
-"1960's"
-"60's"
-"Sixties"
-"liberal"
-"liberals"
-"lib"
-"libs"
-"the left"
-"naive"
-"naïve"
-"naively"
-"naïvely"
-"idealist"
-"idealistic"
-"idealistically"
-"idealism"
-"wide-eyed"
-"wild-eyed"
-"silly"
-"crazy"
-"insane"
-"wacky"
-"wacko"
-"wingnut"
-"nut job"
-"nut-job"
-"nutjob"
-"idiot"
-"idiots"
-"idiotic"
-"moron"
-"morons"
-"moronic"
-"imbecile"
-"imbeciles"
-"simpleton"
-"simpletons"
-"retard"
-"retards"
-"retarded"
-"libtard"
-"libtards"
-"fake"
-"enemy"
-"enemies"
-"trash"
-"trashy"
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Christopher Tidmarsh
From: Christopher Tidmarsh
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2020. 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: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (wi)
Dear Mr. Tidmarsh:
This email confirms receipt of your public records request on 4/8/2020. It is attached.
Wis. Stat. 19.35(3)(f) allows our office to require prepayment of fees related to an open records search if the cost will be greater than $5. Wisconsin courts have noted that this statute's purpose "is clearly intended to protect an authority from squandering staff time, supplies and equipment usage for a substantial copying project that a requester might later disavow." (State Ex Rel. Hill v. Zimmerman, 196 Wis.2d 419 (1995)). In order to not squander future "staff time, supplies, and equipment usage" we ask that you prepay for this request.
We estimate that the cost for this request will be approximately $150.
Please remit this amount to the Assembly Chief Clerk's Office. Upon prepayment your request will be fully processed pursuant to Wisconsin law and the procedures of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and a response will be prepared.
If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact our office.
Sincerely,
Steve Fawcett
Office of Speaker Robin Vos
211 West, State Capitol
Phone - 608.237.9163
From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $150.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: Christopher Tidmarsh
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2020. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2020. 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: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (wi)
Dear Mr. Tidmarsh:
According to our records you submitted 4 open records requests. We require prepayment for large requests. You submitted prepayment for 2 requests which have been filled. The other two outstanding requests will be processed when the Chief Clerk’s Office receives prepayment for those requests.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Best regards,
Steve Fawcett
Office of Speaker Robin Vos
211 West, State Capitol
Phone - 608.237.9163
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From: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (wi)
Dear Mr. Tidmarsh,
This is in response to your public records request dated 5/25/20. Your request was for the following documents:
all written records (including but not limited to hard-copy documents, emails, word processor documents, PDF documents, etc.) created or written by Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos between January 1, 2019 and the date this request is processed which have not yet been released to the general public and which contain one or more of the following words, terms, or phrases (case-insensitive):
-"corrupt"
-"corruption"
-"violent"
-"violence"
-"chaos"
-"disorder"
-"law and order"
-"radical"
-"radicals"
-"radicalism"
-"socialist"
-"socialists"
-"socialism"
-"communist"
-"communists"
-"communism"
-"commie"
-"commies"
-"sedition"
-"seditious"
-"treason"
-"treasonous"
-"traitor"
-"traitors"
-"Stalin"
-"Stalinist"
-"Stalinists"
-"Stalinism"
-"Marx"
-"Marxist"
-"Marxists"
-"Marxism"
-"Antifa"
-"anarchist"
-"anarchists"
-"anarchy"
-"anarchism"
-"hippie"
-"hippy"
-"hippies"
-"granola"
-"kumbaya"
-"peacenik"
-"peaceniks"
-"1960's"
-"60's"
-"Sixties"
-"liberal"
-"liberals"
-"lib"
-"libs"
-"the left"
-"naive"
-"naïve"
-"naively"
-"naïvely"
-"idealist"
-"idealistic"
-"idealistically"
-"idealism"
-"wide-eyed"
-"wild-eyed"
-"silly"
-"crazy"
-"insane"
-"wacky"
-"wacko"
-"wingnut"
-"nut job"
-"nut-job"
-"nutjob"
-"idiot"
-"idiots"
-"idiotic"
-"moron"
-"morons"
-"moronic"
-"imbecile"
-"imbeciles"
-"simpleton"
-"simpletons"
-"retard"
-"retards"
-"retarded"
-"libtard"
-"libtards"
-"fake"
-"enemy"
-"enemies"
-"trash"
-"trashy"
Responsive records have been delivered to the Office of the Assembly Chief Clerk. The Assembly Chief Clerk will be in contact with you with instructions on how to retrieve those records. We now consider this matter closed. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Steve Fawcett
General Counsel
Office of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos
608.266.3387
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On April 25, 2020:
Subject: RE: Wisconsin Open Records Act Request: Request for records, batch #2
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2020. 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.
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On April 8, 2020:
Subject: Wisconsin Open Records Act Request: Request for records, batch #2
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all written records (including but not limited to hard-copy documents, emails, word processor documents, PDF documents, etc.) created or written by Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos between January 1, 2019 and the date this request is processed which have not yet been released to the general public and which contain one or more of the following words, terms, or phrases (case-insensitive):
-"corrupt"
-"corruption"
-"violent"
-"violence"
-"chaos"
-"disorder"
-"law and order"
-"radical"
-"radicals"
-"radicalism"
-"socialist"
-"socialists"
-"socialism"
-"communist"
-"communists"
-"communism"
-"commie"
-"commies"
-"sedition"
-"seditious"
-"treason"
-"treasonous"
-"traitor"
-"traitors"
-"Stalin"
-"Stalinist"
-"Stalinists"
-"Stalinism"
-"Marx"
-"Marxist"
-"Marxists"
-"Marxism"
-"Antifa"
-"anarchist"
-"anarchists"
-"anarchy"
-"anarchism"
-"hippie"
-"hippy"
-"hippies"
-"granola"
-"kumbaya"
-"peacenik"
-"peaceniks"
-"1960's"
-"60's"
-"Sixties"
-"liberal"
-"liberals"
-"lib"
-"libs"
-"the left"
-"naive"
-"naïve"
-"naively"
-"naïvely"
-"idealist"
-"idealistic"
-"idealistically"
-"idealism"
-"wide-eyed"
-"wild-eyed"
-"silly"
-"crazy"
-"insane"
-"wacky"
-"wacko"
-"wingnut"
-"nut job"
-"nut-job"
-"nutjob"
-"idiot"
-"idiots"
-"idiotic"
-"moron"
-"morons"
-"moronic"
-"imbecile"
-"imbeciles"
-"simpleton"
-"simpletons"
-"retard"
-"retards"
-"retarded"
-"libtard"
-"libtards"
-"fake"
-"enemy"
-"enemies"
-"trash"
-"trashy"
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Christopher Tidmarsh
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From: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (wi)
Christopher Tidmarsh
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Dear Mr. Tidmarsh:
Open records requests are processed through the Assembly Chief Clerk’s office for billing purposes only. You submitted an open records request to Representative Vos. This is to notify you that the information has been compiled and will be sent electronically upon receipt of payment for record location and retrieval costs - $101.13. Checks should be made payable to the Assembly Chief Clerk and mailed to the address listed below.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by phone or email. Thank you.
Carol Redell
Office of the Assembly Chief Clerk
17 W. Main Street, Ste. 401
Madison, WI 53703
608-266-1501<tel:608-266-1501>
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From: Christopher Tidmarsh
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $101.13 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2020. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2020. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2020. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2020. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2020. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2020. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2020. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2020. 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: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (wi)
As your email chain shows, we have responded to you and turned over this record request. I am at a loss as to why you keep asking for it. Nonetheless, we still have your response in our database. Contact Carol (cc’d) at the Chief Clerk’s Office for copies of these records.
Sincerely,
Steve Fawcett
General Counsel
Office of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos
From: Christopher Tidmarsh
Hello,
I'm really sorry you kept getting emails from me asking for the documents even after you turned them over to me. The service I use to send records requests, Muckrock.com, sends automated emails asking for the status of records requests, and I must have forgotten to mark this records request as completed.
I've now marked the request as completed, so you shouldn't receive any more emails from me.
But if for some reason you do continue to receive them, for this request or any others, then please let me know and I'll fix it.
In any case, thank you so much for turning over this records request to me. I really appreciate it!
Sincerely,
Christopher Tidmarsh
From: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (wi)
Got it.
Thanks,
Steve
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